Optical memory
Patent
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OSTI ID:1086685
Optical memory comprising: a semiconductor wire, a first electrode, a second electrode, a light source, a means for producing a first voltage at the first electrode, a means for producing a second voltage at the second electrode, and a means for determining the presence of an electrical voltage across the first electrode and the second electrode exceeding a predefined voltage. The first voltage, preferably less than 0 volts, different from said second voltage. The semiconductor wire is optically transparent and has a bandgap less than the energy produced by the light source. The light source is optically connected to the semiconductor wire. The first electrode and the second electrode are electrically insulated from each other and said semiconductor wire.
- Research Organization:
- LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States))
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Assignee:
- U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,477,551
- Application Number:
- 13/288,152
- OSTI ID:
- 1086685
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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