Title :
Shear-ordered face-centred cubic photonic crystals
Author :
Amos, R.M. ; Shepherd, T.J. ; Rarity, J.G. ; Tapster, P.
Author_Institution :
DERA, Malvern, UK
fDate :
8/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Large-area face-centred cubic photonic crystals are fabricated by the two-dimensional shear-alignment of stabilised 720 nm diameter PMMA spheres dispersed in an epoxy resin. The resulting crystal is made permanent by exposure to UV light, thus solidifying the epoxy resin. The technique is rapid and produces high quality large-area crystals
Keywords :
optical fabrication; optical polymers; photonic band gap; polymer blends; solidification; ultraviolet radiation effects; 720 nm; PMMA spheres; UV light; epoxy resin; fabrication; face-centred cubic photonic crystals; high quality large-area crystals; large-area face-centred cubic photonic crystals; shear-ordered face-centred cubic photonic crystals; solidification; two-dimensional shear-alignment;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000938
