%0 Journal Article
%T Optical plasma microelectronic devices
%A Ebrahim Forati
%A Shiva Piltan
%A Thyler Dill
%A Dan Sievenpiper
%J Physics
%D 2015
%I arXiv
%X The semiconductor channel in conventional microelectronic devices was successfully replaced with an optically triggered gas plasma channel. The combination of DC and laser-induced gas ionizations controls the conductivity of the channel, enabling us to realize different electronic devices such as transistors, switches, modulators, etc. A special micro-scale metasurface was used to enhance the laser-gas interaction, as well as combining it with DC ionization properly. Optical plasma devices benefit form the advantages of plasma/vacuum electronic devices while preserving most of the integrablity of semiconductor based devices.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.02197v1