Inorganic glasses as Kerr-like media

Inorganic glasses as Kerr-like media

High-refractive index chalcogenide and heavy-metal oxide glasses have been developed recently for their application as all-optical switching devices in telecommunication networks. Depending upon the nature of electromagnetic phenomena, the switching speed may vary between milliseconds in a rare-eart...

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Published in:Current opinion in solid state & materials science Vol. 5; no. 6; pp. 475 - 479
Main Authors: Jha, Animesh, Liu, X., Kar, A.K., Bookey, H.T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 01-12-2001
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Summary:High-refractive index chalcogenide and heavy-metal oxide glasses have been developed recently for their application as all-optical switching devices in telecommunication networks. Depending upon the nature of electromagnetic phenomena, the switching speed may vary between milliseconds in a rare-earth doped glass and femtoseconds for surface plasmon relaxation in a nano-scale dispersion of metal particles in glasses.
ISSN:1359-0286
DOI:10.1016/S1359-0286(02)00009-8