Dielectric and Optical Properties of Thin Films.

Abstract

For several years, Itek Corporation has been developing an electro-optic imaging device, the Itek PROM (Pockels Readout Optical Modulator). The device required an insulating layer, which acts with an electro-optic photoconductor to provide a voltage division that is detectable through the Pockels effect. The original insulating layer was Parylene C, a vapor-deposited linear polymer. The purpose of this paper is to identify other insulating or blocking layers that possess higher dielectric constants and greater breakdown fields, are more durable, and are capable of being vacuum evaporated. The materials investigated were SiO2, Al2O3, Ta2O5, ZrO2 and TiO2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056822

Entities

People

  • Ralph E. Aldrich
  • Salvatore C. Moreno

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antireflection Coatings
  • Capacitance
  • Coatings
  • Corporations
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Dielectrics
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electron Beams
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Optical Modulators
  • Optical Properties
  • Pockels Effect
  • Space Charge
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene