All optical bistability device with counterclockwise hysteresis using twisted nematic liquid crystals on metal-insulator-metal structure

被引：2

作者：

Pham Tien Thanh ^{[1
]}

Yamamoto, Ken ^{[1
]}

Fujimura, Ryushi ^{[1
]}

Kajikawa, Kotaro ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Interdisciplinary Grad Sch Sci & Engn, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2268502, Japan

来源：

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2014年 / 53卷 / 09期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

SURFACE PLASMON-POLARITONS; PHASE-TRANSITIONS; MEDIA; FILM;

D O I：

10.7567/JJAP.53.092202

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

All-optical bistability (AOB) is one of the key optical effects used for fast information processing. We report a low-power AOB device with counterclockwise hysteresis, which is based on a twisted nematic liquid crystal on a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure. The counterclockwise hysteresis is achieved by using the transmitted light from the MIM structure, as an output. The switching time from low to high reflectivity is measured to be 170 ms. The design of AOB devices with clockwise or counterclockwise hysteresis is also discussed. (C) 2014 The Japan Society of Applied Physics

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