Minding the gap
Article Abstract:
The potential use of photonic crystals in the optoelectronics industry was presented at a symposium during the American Physical Society's meeting in San Jose, CA, from Mar. 20-24, 1995. Photonic crystals are perfectly periodic and intricate dielectric structures that are designed to prevent light that falls within the photonic bandgap from reaching the crystals' interior unless a defect is introduced to trap light. This localization of light is useful for designing microphotonic elements used in optoelectronic integrated circuits.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Metal-insulator-semiconductor optoelectronic fibres
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A brief report on the design, fabrication, and characterization of fibres made of conducting, semi conducting, and insulating materials in intimate contact and in a variety of geometries is described. Demonstrating that this approach can be used to construct a tunable fibre photodetector comprising an amorphous semiconductor core contacted by metallic microwires, and surrounded by a cylindrical-shell resonant optical cavity.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Self-assembly lights up
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A new method of harnessing self-assembly to create photonic crystals with near perfect order is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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