Optical photonic crystals synthesized from colloidal systems of polystyrene spheres and nanocrystalline titania

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1970-1974

  Subramania, G ^a   Constant, K ^b   Biswas, R ^a   Sigalas, M M ^a   Ho, K M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COLLOIDS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; LIGHT REFLECTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYSTYRENES; PORE SIZE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS; PHOTONIC BANDGAP (PBG) CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0033353316     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.802982     Document Type: Article

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