DocumentCode
520248
Title
Thermochromic polymer opals
Author
Sussman, Jason ; Snoswell, David ; Kontogeorgos, Andreas ; Baumberg, Jeremy J. ; Spahn, Peter
Author_Institution
Cavendish Labs., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Highly unusual thermochromic properties of large-scale shear-ordered photonic crystals are demonstrated. A simple theoretical model of the temperature dependence of this resonant Bragg scattering based structural colour is developed.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; light scattering; optical polymers; photonic crystals; large-scale shear-ordered photonic crystals; resonant Bragg scattering based structural colour; thermochromic polymer opals; thermochromic properties; Heating; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Particle scattering; Refractive index; Resonance; Temperature dependence; Thermochromism;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
5499817
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