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  • Optoelectronics
  • Materials Science
  • Photonics

Background:

  • Current optical memory technologies struggle with precision, energy efficiency, and material adaptability.
  • Existing methods lack the necessary control for advanced memory applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel noncontact approach for optical memory using orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light.
  • To enhance control over multilevel memory states and improve device performance.

Main Methods:

  • Exploiting the longitudinal electric field of OAM light.
  • Investigating OAM light's effect on trap state density in molybdenum disulfide and other materials.
  • Modeling device characteristics using the Poole-Frenkel effect.

Main Results:

  • OAM light significantly enhances trap state density, enabling precise modulation of readout current, hysteresis window, and charge storage capacity.
  • Quantitative behavior of memory devices was accurately modeled by the Poole-Frenkel effect.
  • Demonstrated tunability and versatility across different material systems.

Conclusions:

  • OAM-driven memory offers a transformative platform for next-generation optical memory devices.
  • This approach provides highly functional, optically responsive memory with multilevel states.
  • The noncontact OAM method addresses key limitations of current optical memory technologies.