Photonic crystals and their potential applications

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Joannopoulos ◽  
Pierre R. Villeneuve ◽  
Shanhui Fan
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Potential Applications

Preparation and Properties of Silica Inverse Opal via Self-Assembly

2014 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 318-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syara Kassim ◽  
S. Padmanabhan ◽  
J. McGrath ◽  
M.E. Pemble
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Photonic Band Gap ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Colloidal Synthesis ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Inverse Opals ◽  
Simple Processing ◽  
Potential Applications

The bottom-up colloidal synthesis of photonic band gap (PBG) materials or photonic crystals (PC) has attracted considerable interest as compared to so-called top-down lithographic approaches due to the simple processing steps involved and the prospect of the economically viable production of complex 3-dimensional optical materials from simple colloidal particles. To date self-assembly techniques constitute the most popular approach to fabricate 3D photonic crystals from colloidal particle suspensions. Based on the natural tendency of monodisperse colloidal particles to organise into ordered arrays, this method represent the best option due to the ease of fabrication, ability to produce larger area samples and cost. Here we report on the fabrication of long range three-dimensional (3D) ordered poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-silica PC structures and the subsequent fabrication of robust silica inverse opals using self-assembly methods. The optical properties of these materials are described and discussed in terms of potential applications of these materials.

Preparation of Iridescent 2D Photonic Crystals by Using a Mussel-Inspired Spatial Patterning of ZIF-8 with Potential Applications in Optical Switch and Chemical Sensor

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (43) ◽  
pp. 38076-38080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Razmjou ◽  
Mohsen Asadnia ◽  
Omid Ghaebi ◽  
Hao-Cheng Yang ◽  
Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Chemical Sensor ◽  
Optical Switch ◽  
Spatial Patterning ◽  
Potential Applications

scholarly journals Blue Phase Liquid Crystals with Tailored Crystal Orientation for Photonic Applications

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1584
Author(s):  
SeongYong Cho ◽  
Masanori Ozaki
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Crystal Orientation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Optical Characteristics ◽  
Crystal Plane ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Blue Phase ◽  
Control Light

Blue phase (BP) liquid crystals, which self-assemble into soft three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals, have attracted enormous research interest due to their ability to control light and potential photonic applications. BPs have long been known as optically isotropic materials, but recent works have revealed that achieving on-demand 3D orientation of BP crystals is necessary to obtain improved electro-optical performance and tailored optical characteristics. Various approaches have been proposed to precisely manipulate the crystal orientation of BPs on a substrate, through the assistance of external stimuli and directing self-assembly processes. Here, we discuss the various orientation-controlling technologies of BP crystals, with their mechanisms, advantages, drawbacks, and promising applications. This review first focuses on technologies to achieve the uniform crystal plane orientation of BPs on a substrate. Further, we review a strategy to control the azimuthal orientation of BPs along predesigned directions with a uniform crystal plane, allowing the 3D orientation to be uniquely defined on a substrate. The potential applications such as volume holograms are also discussed with their operation principle. This review provides significant advances in 3D photonic crystals and gives a huge potential for intelligent photonic devices with tailored optical characteristics.

The absorbing properties of one-dimensional plasma photonic crystals

2016 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Limei Qi
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
Plasma Frequency ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Plasma Parameters ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Frequency Plasma ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Plasma Photonic Crystals ◽  
Periodic Number

Using the transfer matrix method, absorbing properties of electromagnetic waves in one-dimensional plasma photonic crystals are proposed. Compared with the absorption of bulk plasma, more absorbing bands have been found in one-dimensional plasma photonic crystals, and the first absorbing band appears below the plasma frequency. These absorbing bands can be controlled by varying structure parameters, plasma parameters and the incident angle. Results show that the periodic number and collision frequency only control the absorbing magnitude. Plasma frequency, plasma thickness and incident angle affect both the absorbing magnitude and locations. Increasing the dielectric constant of the dielectric makes more absorbing bands appear. These features of one-dimensional plasma photonic crystals would have potential applications in tunable millimetre absorbers.

scholarly journals Spatial Beam Filtering with Autocloned Photonic Crystals

Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Yu Wang ◽  
Yi-Chen Lai ◽  
Yu-Chieh Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Spatial Filtering ◽  
Spectral Width ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Multilayered Structures ◽  
Spatial Beam ◽  
Integrated Optical ◽  
Potential Applications

We have been numerically demonstrated the mechanism of spatial beam filtering with autocloned photonic crystals. The spatial filtering through different configurations of the multilayered structures based on a harmonically modulated substrate profile is considered. The paper demonstrates a series of parameter studies to look for the best spatial beam filtering performance. The optimization results show that a beam spectral width of 39.2° can be reduced to that of 5.92°, leading to high potential applications for integrated optical microsystems.

scholarly journals Storing and retrieving multiple images in 3D nonlinear photonic crystals

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ady Arie
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Quantum Optics ◽  
Optical Microscopy ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
Nonlinear Coefficient ◽  
High Density ◽  
Harmonic Frequency ◽  
Multiple Images ◽  
Nonlinear Photonic Crystals ◽  
Potential Applications

AbstractA nonlinear hologram enables to record the amplitude and phase of a waveform by spatially modulating the second order nonlinear coefficient, so that when a pump laser illuminates it, this waveform is reconstructed at the second harmonic frequency. The concept was now extended to enable the generation of multiple waveforms from a single hologram, with potential applications in high density storage, quantum optics, and optical microscopy.

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