• DocumentCode
    2106940
  • Title

    Optical Gate That Photons Open or Close by Themselves

  • Author

    Saito, Mitsunori ; Takeda, Ryosuke ; Yoshimura, Kazuhiro ; Okamoto, Ryota ; Yamada, Itsunari

  • Author_Institution
    Ryukoku Univ., Otsu
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    21-25 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    854
  • Lastpage
    855
  • Abstract
    An optical gate was fabricated with silicon, liquid crystal, and a polarizer. Photons excited free carriers in silicon, which triggered voltage application to the cell. Consequently, optical signals opened or closed their path by themselves.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; liquid crystals; optical fabrication; optical polarisers; optical switches; silicon; Si; free carriers; liquid crystal; optical fabrication; optical gate; optical signals; optical switch; photons; polarizer; Fiber nonlinear optics; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Voltage; Liquid crystal; Optical control; Optical switch; Self-control; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0925-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382677
  • Filename
    4382677