Dual-Mode Photonic Devices

Abstract

The goal of this effort was to exploit the physical interactions underlying the newly discovered photochromic optical memory system (POMS) in a different type of photonic device. The POMS approach had been used to implement optical control of optical data but now, because of the interrelated photochromism and electrochromism of the WO3-W2O5 system, hybrid devices can be envisioned. Such hybrid or "dual mode" devices would allow electrical control and manipulation of optical data, or conversely, optical control and manipulation of electronic domain data. POMS based devices could also allow simultaneous electronic or optical access to a single data set stored in a single location.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345404

Entities

People

  • Joseph Chalken

Organizations

  • Syracuse University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Chemistry
  • Dual Mode
  • Electric Fields
  • Films
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Modulation
  • Optical Properties
  • Oxides
  • Photonic Devices
  • Raman Spectra
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots