Mechanical tuning of the optical properties of plastic opal as a photonic crystal

Authors
Yoshino, K Kawagishi, Y Ozaki, M Kose, A
Citation
K. Yoshino et al., Mechanical tuning of the optical properties of plastic opal as a photonic crystal, JPN J A P 2, 38(7A), 1999, pp. L786-L788
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
7A
Year of publication
1999
Pages
L786 - L788
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
The optical properties of elastic polymer opal prepared utilizing nanoscale polymer spheres as a flexible photonic crystal have been examined. The; di ffraction peak of the polymer opal has been confirmed to be controllable by the application of mechanical stress, showing its characteristics as a mec hanically tunable photonic material.