Colloidal photonic crystal self-assembled onto the side of an optical fiber: Fabrication and characterization

Optical Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Yan, Haitao ^a   Zhen, Zhiqiang ^a   Zhao, Xiaoyan ^a   Tang, Zhengxin ^a   Li, Xinzhong ^a   Han, Daofu ^b  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colloidal photonic crystals; Microstructure fiber; Photonic bandgaps; Self assembled

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; COLLOIDAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; EVAPORATION-INDUCED SELF-ASSEMBLY; ISOTHERMAL HEATING; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MICROSTRUCTURE FIBERS; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SELF-ASSEMBLED; THREE DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; FIBERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 77953594946     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3431656     Document Type: Article

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