Title :
Color-changing photonic crystal based on liquid infiltration and exfiltration
Author :
Chan, Chia-Tsung ; Yeh, J. Andrew
Author_Institution :
Inst. of NanoEngineering & Microsyst., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
By way of hydrophobic coating on the exterior and interior surface of silicon photonic crystal, color of silicon photonic crystal can be changed with a sub-second response time via liquid infiltration and exfiltration.
Keywords :
colour; hydrophobicity; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; nanofluidics; optical films; optical materials; photonic crystals; silicon; surface tension; Si; exfiltration; hydrophobic coating; liquid infiltration; photonic crystal; Coatings; Delay; Glass; Optical tuning; Petroleum; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Surface tension; Surface treatment; microfluidic; nanofluidic; optofluidic; photonic crystal; surface tension; surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, 2009 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Clearwater, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2382-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2382-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2009.5338620
