Tuning the optical properties of planar photonic crystals by liquid crystal infiltration

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5926, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-14

  Martz, J ^a   Wild, B ^a   Ferrini, R ^a   Dunbar, L A ^a   Mulot, M ^b,c   Anand, S ^b   Houdre R ^a   Zuppiroli, L ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KTH   (Sweden)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Optical properties; Photonic crystals; Tuneable photonic bandgap materials

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; VACUUM;

OPTICAL RESPONSES; PLANAR PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 31844457293     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.614837     Document Type: Conference Paper

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