Abstract
In recent years, much of effort has been devoted in the field of optical switches, including electro-optics (EO), magnetooptics (MO), acousto-optics (AO), liquid crystal (LC), and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). However, issues which involve switching speed, aperture size, and extinction ratio cannot be simultaneously settled by the present approaches. The paper proposes a novel optical switch based on tunable photonic metamaterial. By the controllable external electrical or magnetic field, the nano-structure is forced to vary its optical properties to be an optical switch. The theoretical studies suggest that the device could offer the merit features of ultra-fast speed, large aperture, and high extinction ratio. In the future, we will not only thoroughly model the proposed devices, but investigate kinds of possible fabrication process to implement the design. To be a next-generation optical switch, the tunable photonic metamaterial has large potential in several civilian applications, including mobile high-speed display, free-space optical communication, solar concentration, and the optical printing.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices |
Subtitle of host publication | Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications V |
Volume | 8120 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 11 2011 |
Event | Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications V - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 21 2011 → Aug 22 2011 |
Other
Other | Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications V |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Diego, CA |
Period | 8/21/11 → 8/22/11 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering