Electrochemical optical actuators: Controlling the light through ions
Morichetti F, Zanotto S, Blancato A, Berkemeier F, Muñoz-Castro M, Buchheit A, Wiemhöfer H, Schmitz G, Klitis C, Sorel M, others
Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewedAbstract
The insertion of mobile ions and coupled changes of electron concentration are exploited to induce a non-volatile and reversible change of the optical properties of mixed ionic and electronic conductors (MIECs). The physical mechanisms responsible for the change of the real and imaginary part of the MIECs' refractive index upon ion-intercalation are extensively investigated in the visible and near-IR range. Applications of the proposed electrochemically driven optical actuators are discussed for the manipulation of the light in an optical chip.
Details about the publication
Page range: 1-4
Status: Published
Release year: 2016 (10/07/2016)
Language in which the publication is written: English
Conference: 18th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Trento, Italien, undefined
Keywords: metasurfaces; tunable photonic devices; optical waveguides; silicon photonics; optical actuators; mixed ionic electronic conductors
Authors from the University of Münster
| Berkemeier, Frank | Professur für Materialphysik I (Prof. Schmitz) |
| Munoz Castro, Marina | Professorship of experimental physics and materials science |
| Schmitz, Guido | Institute of Materials Physics |