Abstract
High-refractive index chalcogenide and heavy-metal oxide glasses have been developed recently for their application as all-optical switching devices in telecommunication networks. Depending upon the nature of electromagnetic phenomena, the switching speed may vary between milliseconds in a rare-earth doped glass and femtoseconds for surface plasmon relaxation in a nano-scale dispersion of metal particles in glasses. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 475-479 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |