Title :
Tunable, elastic, crack-free photonic crystals and polymer opal templates with pre-determined orientation for defect inscription
Author :
Wohlleben, Wendel ; Altmann, Stephan ; Bartels, Frank ; Fischer, Stefan ; Leyrer, Reinhold J. ; Dissaux, Nolwenn ; Heggarty, Kevin ; Kiyan, Roman ; Boyle, Mark
Author_Institution :
BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
Abstract :
Self-assembled polymer opal colloidal crystals can be useful either as templates for processing, followed by inversion with high-index material (leading to waveguide structures inside a full-band-gap photonic crystal) or as a stop-band material that has special mechanical properties, not achievable with the inorganic high-index-materials. Both options are explored in the present contribution.
Keywords :
colloidal crystals; crystal defects; optical polymers; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; defect inscription; full-band-gap photonic crystal; inorganic high-index-materials; photonic crystals; polymer opal colloidal crystals; Colloidal crystals; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Photonic crystals; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386603
