Title :
Buried linear extrinsic defects in colloidal photonic crystals
Author :
Vekris, Evangellos ; Kitaev, Vladimir ; Von Freymann, Georg ; Ozin, Geoffrey A. ; Aitchison, J.Stewart ; Perovic, Doug
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Photolithography combined with colloidal self-assembly enables linear defects to be embedded inside an opal film. Such defects can serve as templates for waveguides, and will allow colloidal PBG materials to be evaluated for integrated optics.
Keywords :
colloidal crystals; crystal defects; integrated optics; photolithography; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; self-assembly; silicon compounds; SiO2; buried linear extrinsic defects; colloidal photonic crystals; colloidal self-assembly; integrated optics; opal film; photolithography; Colloidal crystals; Crystalline materials; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202061