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Opal Circuits of Light—Planarized Microphotonic Crystal Chips
Author(s) -
Yang S.M.,
Míguez H.,
Ozin G.A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/1616-3028(20020618)12:6/7<425::aid-adfm425>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - materials science , photonic crystal , fabrication , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , crystal (programming language) , electronic circuit , computer science , physics , programming language , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
We present a novel technique coined directed evaporation‐induced self‐assembly (DEISA) that enables the formation of planarized opal‐based microphotonic crystal chips in which opal crystal shape, size, and orientation are under synthetic control. We provide detailed synthetic protocols that underpin the DEISA process and formulate directed self‐assembly strategies that are suited for the fabrication of opal architectures with complex form and designed optical functionality. These developments bode well for the utilization of opal‐based photonic crystals in microphotonic crystal devices and chips.