photonic crystals
E914951
Photonic crystals are materials with a periodic dielectric structure that manipulates the propagation of light, creating photonic band gaps and enabling strong control over optical phenomena.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial material
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metamaterial ⓘ optical material ⓘ periodic structure ⓘ |
| composedOf |
air holes in high-index material
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dielectric materials ⓘ polymers ⓘ semiconductors ⓘ |
| dimension |
1D
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2D ⓘ 3D ⓘ |
| exhibits |
complete photonic band gap in some designs
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partial photonic band gap in many designs ⓘ photonic band structure ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
electromagnetics
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nanophotonics ⓘ optics ⓘ photonics ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Bloch theorem
NERFINISHED
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Maxwell equations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
Bragg scattering of light
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band structure for photons ⓘ direction-dependent propagation ⓘ dispersion engineering capability ⓘ engineerable defect modes ⓘ enhanced light–matter interaction ⓘ frequency-selective transmission ⓘ high quality factor cavities ⓘ periodic dielectric constant ⓘ photonic band gap ⓘ refractive index contrast requirement ⓘ slow light effects ⓘ small mode volume ⓘ strong light confinement ⓘ wavelength-scale periodicity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bragg mirrors
NERFINISHED
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distributed Bragg reflectors NERFINISHED ⓘ metamaterials ⓘ phononic crystals ⓘ |
| requires |
fabrication with periodic feature sizes on the order of the wavelength
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sufficient refractive index contrast ⓘ |
| researchedIn |
biophotonics
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integrated optics ⓘ optical communications ⓘ quantum information processing ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| usedFor |
LED efficiency enhancement
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biosensing ⓘ cavity quantum electrodynamics ⓘ controlling propagation of light ⓘ filtering optical frequencies ⓘ guiding light ⓘ integrated photonics ⓘ low-threshold lasers ⓘ negative refraction devices ⓘ on-chip optical interconnects ⓘ optical resonators ⓘ optical waveguides ⓘ photonic crystal fibers ⓘ quantum optics experiments ⓘ sensing applications ⓘ single-photon sources ⓘ superprism effect devices ⓘ trapping light ⓘ wavelength division multiplexing ⓘ |
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