Title :
Artificial Opals as Nanophotonic Materials for Optical Communication
Author :
Lavrinenko, Andrei V. ; Leyrer, Reinhold J. ; Wohlleben, Wendel ; Dissaux, Nolwenn ; Heggarty, Kevin ; Boyle, Mark ; Kiyan, Roman ; Neumeister, Andre
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We report on advances in the fabrication of thick and homogeneous polymer opals films with bead sizes up to 600 nm; photo-ablation and point and line defect inscription with femtosecond laser pulses; analysis of the influence of imperfections on opal transmission-reflection properties and numerical and experimental characterization of fabricated samples.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nanostructured materials; optical communication; optical materials; polymer films; artificial opals; femtosecond laser pulses; homogeneous polymer opals films; line defect inscription; nanophotonic materials; optical communication; photo-ablation; transmission-reflection properties; Atomic force microscopy; Diffraction; Nanostructured materials; Optical fiber communication; Optical materials; Optical microscopy; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Polymers; Scanning electron microscopy; imperfections; laser diffraction; three-dimensional photonic crystals; two-photon polymerization; vertical deposition;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296182
