• DocumentCode
    2884718
  • Title

    Photonics of stretchable opals based on polymers

  • Author

    Pursiainen, Otto L J ; Baumberg, Jeremy J. ; Winkler, Holger ; Viel, Benjamin ; Ruhl, Tilmann

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Novel optical properties of stretchable polymer-based opals are presented. Nanoparticle doping strongly enhances the sharpness and depth of transmission filtering. Angle-dependent chromatic scattering exhibits dispersion characteristics beyond the Bragg scattering regime.
  • Keywords
    light scattering; nanoparticles; optical films; optical polymers; photonic crystals; Bragg scattering; angle-dependent chromatic scattering; dispersion characteristics; nanoparticle doping; sharpness enhancement; stretchable polymer-based opals; thin film photonic crystals; transmission filtering; Capacitive sensors; Nanoparticles; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical scattering; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Resonance light scattering; (160.4670) Optical materials; (160.4760) Optical Properties; (999.9999) Photonic Crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629043
  • Filename
    4629043