Atomic Carbon Spraying: Atomic Carbon Spraying: Direct Growth of Graphene on Customized 3D Surfaces of Ultrafast Optical Devices (Advanced Optical Materials 12/2020)

As an efficient and cost-effective method to synthesize nanomaterials, the hotplate technique has been reviewed in this article. Systematic studies have been carried out on the characterizations of the materials synthesized. In addition to the direct preparation of nanomaterials on metals, this method has been extended to the substrate-friendly and plasma-assisted hotplate synthesis. Apart from chemically pure nanostructures, a few nanohybrids were synthesized, further demonstrating the flexibility of this technique. The investigations on their applications indicate that they are promising material systems with potential applications in field emission devices, gas sensors, Li -ion batteries and ultrafast optical devices.

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Organic-Inorganic Crystals for Optical Devices

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-519-245 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 519 ◽

Author(s):

A. Ibanez ◽

J. Zaccaro ◽

P. L. Baldeck ◽

R. Masse

Keyword(s):

Solid Solution ◽

Crystal Growth ◽

Nonlinear Optics ◽

Crystal Engineering ◽

Optical Materials ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Optical Devices ◽

Organic Nanocrystals ◽

Inorganic Crystals ◽

Original Crystal

AbstractTwo routes of crystal engineering and elaboration of optical materials are described. The former applied to the design of organic-inorganic crystals for quadratic nonlinear optics is supported by a strategy of deliberately engineered noncentrosymmetric structures built-up from herringbone motifs of 2-amino-5-nitropyridinium chromophore. The original crystal growth of a solid solution of a member of this family is presented and discussed. The latter is a simple and generic elaboration of stable organic nanocrystals embedded in sol-gel matrices. Several molecules and characterization techniques have been involved to demonstrate the validity of this preparation.

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AlGaAs BELOW HALF BANDGAP: THE SILICON OF NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials ◽

10.1142/s0218199194000213 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 03 (03) ◽

pp. 347-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

G.I. STEGEMAN ◽

A. VILLENEUVE ◽

J. KANG ◽

J.S. AITCHISON ◽

C.N. IRONSIDE ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Throughput ◽

Optical Materials ◽

Optical Switching ◽

Nonlinear Optical ◽

Optical Devices ◽

Nonlinear Optical Materials ◽

Figures Of Merit ◽

All Optical ◽

Device Applications ◽

All Optical Switching

Very few nonlinear optical materials are actually useful for high throughput all-optical devices. However, AlGaAs does satisfy all of the nonlinear optical figures of merit when used with photons of energy less than one half the semiconductor bandgap. Here we review our measurements of the pertinent nonlinear coefficients in waveguides and various device applications to all-optical switching in the communications band around 1550 nm.

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Metallic Alloys: Emergent Opportunities with Metallic Alloys: From Material Design to Optical Devices (Advanced Optical Materials 23/2020)

Advanced Optical Materials ◽

10.1002/adom.202070091 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (23) ◽

pp. 2070091

Author(s):

Tao Gong ◽

Peifen Lyu ◽

Kevin J. Palm ◽

Sarvenaz Memarzadeh ◽

Jeremy N. Munday ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Optical Materials ◽

Material Design ◽

Optical Devices ◽

Metallic Alloys

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Mechanical Properties and Dislocation Structure of Single Crystal Cdte Deformed in Compression at 300°C

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010009292x ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 592-593

Author(s):

Ernest L. Hall ◽

J. B. Vander Sande

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Single Crystal ◽

Dislocation Structure ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Elevated Temperatures ◽

Strain Curve ◽

Optical Devices ◽

Semiconductor Compound ◽

Wide Range ◽

Sample Orientation

The present paper describes research on the mechanical properties and related dislocation structure of CdTe, a II-VI semiconductor compound with a wide range of uses in electrical and optical devices. At room temperature CdTe exhibits little plasticity and at the same time relatively low strength and hardness. The mechanical behavior of CdTe was examined at elevated temperatures with the goal of understanding plastic flow in this material and eventually improving the room temperature properties. Several samples of single crystal CdTe of identical size and crystallographic orientation were deformed in compression at 300°C to various levels of total strain. A resolved shear stress vs. compressive glide strain curve (Figure la) was derived from the results of the tests and the knowledge of the sample orientation.

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