Title :
Highly selective colorimetric differentiation of organic liquids in 3D photonic crystals
Author :
Ian B. Burgess;Kevin P. Raymond;Natalie Koay;Anna V. Shneidman;Mathias Kolle;Qimin Quan;Joanna Aizenberg;Marko Lončar
Author_Institution :
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA
fDate :
5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a colorimetric indicator that distinguishes organic liquids, projecting small differences in wettability into visually distinct color patterns. Photonic crystals serve as both selective carriers for liquids and sources of responsive color.
Keywords :
"Color","Liquids","Photonic crystals","Ethanol","Reflectivity","Educational institutions"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
DOI :
10.1364/CLEO_SI.2012.CW1G.8