OPTICAL DEVICE

An optical device comprising a stack of the following layers: a capping layer (16) having a high refractive index for guiding incident light; a layer of light absorber material (10), preferably a phase-changing material; and a reflective layer (12), wherein the refractive index of the capping layer...

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Main Authors BROUGHTON, Ben, BHASKARAN, Harish, HOSSEINI, Peiman
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.10.2018
Subjects
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
FREQUENCY-CHANGING
NON-LINEAR OPTICS
OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF
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Summary:An optical device comprising a stack of the following layers: a capping layer (16) having a high refractive index for guiding incident light; a layer of light absorber material (10), preferably a phase-changing material; and a reflective layer (12), wherein the refractive index of the capping layer is at least 1.6.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615765946