Physics and Processing of Vanadium Dioxide for Optical Devices

This dissertation examines the fundamental physical properties and material processing methods required to design and fabricate the next generation of optical modulators based on the vanadium dioxide metal-insulator transition. All-optical devices capable of performing at GHz speeds, which are only...

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Main Author: Marvel, Robert Edward
Other Authors: Timothy Hanusa
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2016
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-01142016-103233/