Nonlinear interface optical switch structure for dual mode switching revisited

Rebecca Jane Bussjager; Joseph M. Osman; Joseph Chaiken

doi:10.1117/12.317654

31 July 1998 Nonlinear interface optical switch structure for dual mode switching revisited

Rebecca Jane Bussjager, Joseph M. Osman, Joseph Chaiken

Proceedings Volume 3384, Photonic Processing Technology and Applications II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317654
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

There is a need for devices which will allow integration of photonic/optical computing subsystems into electronic computing architectures. This presentation reviews the nonlinear interface optical switch (NIOS) concept and then describes a new effect, the erasable optical memory (EOM) effect. We evaluate an extension of the NIOS device to allow simultaneous optical/electronic, i.e. dual mode, switching of light utilizing the EOM effect. Specific devices involve the fabrication of thin film tungsten (VI) oxide (WO₃) and tungsten (V) oxide (W₂O₅) on the hypotenuse of glass (BK-7), fused silica (SiO₂) and zinc selenide (ZnSe) right angle prisms. Chemical reactions and temporal response tests were performed and are discussed.

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Rebecca Jane Bussjager, Joseph M. Osman, and Joseph Chaiken "Nonlinear interface optical switch structure for dual mode switching revisited", Proc. SPIE 3384, Photonic Processing Technology and Applications II, (31 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317654

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