Fabrication of PLZT/ITO Grating for Optical Switching and Reconfigurable Optical Interconnect Applications

Abstract

A two-dimensional opto-electronic diffraction grating based on PLZT ceramic material for optical switching and re configurable optical interconnect applications is demonstrated. Integratable chips are fabricated consisting of numerous fine interleaved transparent indium-tin oxide (ITO) electrodes on a polycrystalline PLZT ceramic substate. The chips measure one centimeter square. The electrode features are scaled and measure from 12.5 micrometers to 100 micrometers. Reported here are chip material and fabrication details.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA286389

Entities

People

  • Joanne H. Maurice
  • Pierre J. Talbot

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Electrodes
  • Fabrication
  • Films
  • Gratings (Spectra)
  • Materials
  • Optical Interconnects
  • Optical Switching
  • Optics
  • Polycrystals
  • Substrates
  • Switching
  • Thin Films

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene