Title :
Bio-inspired tunable disorder in a 3D photonic crystal via highly controlled partial wetting and drying
Author :
Anna V. Shneidman;Ian B. Burgess;Mathias Kolle;Qimin Quan;Joanna Aizenberg;Marko Lončar
Author_Institution :
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA
fDate :
5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We use highly controlled partial wetting in chemically encoded 3D photonic crystals to study tunable disorder in structurally colored systems. Our experimental and FDTD analyses also guide our design of a colorimetric indicator for organic liquids.
Keywords :
"Photonic crystals","Liquids","Reflectivity","Color","Filling","Educational institutions"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
DOI :
10.1364/QELS.2012.QF2H.5
