Title :
Femtosecond fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals in polymers
Author :
Gu, Min ; Ventura, M. ; Straub, M.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Micro-Photonics, Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We report on the successful femtosecond fabrication of polymer-based micro-void channel photonic crystals with a high degree of perfection. In woodpile-type structures large main bandgaps in the mid infrared wavelength region and numerous higher-order gaps are observed.
Keywords :
crystal microstructure; high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; optical fabrication; optical polymers; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; voids (solid); bandgaps; femtosecond fabrication; micro-void channel photonic crystals; midinfrared wavelength region; polymers; three-dimensional photonic crystals; woodpile-type structures; Fabrication; Microstructure; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polymers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Resins; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277003
