• 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