Optical Transistor (eBook)

What Is Optical Transistor

An optical transistor, also known as an optical switch or a light valve, is a device that switches or amplifies optical signals. Light occurring on an optical transistor's input changes the intensity of light emitted from the transistor's output while output power is supplied by an additional optical source. Since the input signal intensity may be weaker than that of the source, an optical transistor amplifies the optical signal. The device is the optical analog of the electronic transistor that forms the basis of modern electronic devices. Optical transistors provide a means to control light using only light and has applications in optical computing and fiber-optic communication networks. Such technology has the potential to exceed the speed of electronics, while conserving more power.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Optical transistor

Chapter 2: Band gap

Chapter 3: Photonics

Chapter 4: Timeline of quantum computing and communication

Chapter 5: Polariton

Chapter 6: Pockels effect

Chapter 7: Quantum network

Chapter 8: Optical computing

Chapter 9: Frequency comb

Chapter 10: Photonic integrated circuit

Chapter 11: Silicon photonics

Chapter 12: Yoshihisa Yamamoto (scientist)

Chapter 13: Single-photon source

Chapter 14: Exciton-polariton

Chapter 15: Jaynes-Cummings-Hubbard model

Chapter 16: Linear optical quantum computing

Chapter 17: Plasmonics

Chapter 18: Integrated quantum photonics

Chapter 19: Bose-Einstein condensation of polaritons

Chapter 20: Quantum dot single-photon source

Chapter 21: Quantum memory

(II) Answering the public top questions about optical transistor.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of optical transistor in many fields.

(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of optical transistor' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of optical transistor.