Title :
Three-dimensional rhombicuboctahedral photonic quasicrystals
Author :
Ledermann, Alexandra ; Wegener, Martin ; Von Freymann, Georg
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Nanotechnol., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Abstract :
Studies on three-dimensional quasicrystals have been restricted to the icosahedral class so far. We rationally construct the blueprint of a novel, namely the rhombicuboctahedral class. Corresponding polymer microstructures are characterized by visible-light Laue diffraction experiments.
Keywords :
crystal microstructure; light diffraction; optical polymers; photonic crystals; quasicrystals; 3D rhombicuboctahedral photonic quasicrystals; icosahedral class; polymer microstructures; rhombicuboctahedral class; visible-light Laue diffraction; Electrons; Lattices; Microstructure; Nanostructures; Optical diffraction; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Photonic band gap; Solids; X-ray diffraction;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
