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
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