Ultrafast all-optical modulation of the visible and infrared spectrum with nanorod arrays

Title: Ultrafast all-optical modulation of the visible and infrared spectrum with nanorod arrays

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of optical modulation, the method comprising irradiating an optical switch with a control beam at a first control time and irradiating the optical switch with a signal beam at a signal time. The transmitted intensity of the signal beam in a direction depends on the delay time between the first control time and the signal time and the transmitted intensity of the signal beam in the direction is detectably different than a static signal. The optical switch comprises a nanorod array, the nanorod array comprising a plurality of nanorods extending outwardly from a substrate.

Inventors:: Chang, Robert P. H.; Schaller, Richard D.; Ketterson, John B.; Guo, Peijun

Issue Date:: 2019-03-26

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1568132

Patent Number(s):: 10243660

Application Number:: 15/424,029

Assignee:: Northwester University (Evanston, IL); UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

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H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION
H04B10/11 - Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
H04B10/50 - Transmitters

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
B82Y30/00 - Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
B82Y20/00 - Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; DMR1121262

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 02/03/2017

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Chang, Robert P. H., Schaller, Richard D., Ketterson, John B., and Guo, Peijun. Ultrafast all-optical modulation of the visible and infrared spectrum with nanorod arrays.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Chang, Robert P. H., Schaller, Richard D., Ketterson, John B., & Guo, Peijun. Ultrafast all-optical modulation of the visible and infrared spectrum with nanorod arrays.  United States.

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                    Chang, Robert P. H., Schaller, Richard D., Ketterson, John B., and Guo, Peijun. Tue .  
        "Ultrafast all-optical modulation of the visible and infrared spectrum with nanorod arrays".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568132.

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  title        = {Ultrafast all-optical modulation of the visible and infrared spectrum with nanorod arrays},

  author       = {Chang, Robert P. H. and Schaller, Richard D. and Ketterson, John B. and Guo, Peijun},

  abstractNote = {Disclosed herein is a method of optical modulation, the method comprising irradiating an optical switch with a control beam at a first control time and irradiating the optical switch with a signal beam at a signal time. The transmitted intensity of the signal beam in a direction depends on the delay time between the first control time and the signal time and the transmitted intensity of the signal beam in the direction is detectably different than a static signal. The optical switch comprises a nanorod array, the nanorod array comprising a plurality of nanorods extending outwardly from a substrate.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2019},

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