Effects of external electric field upon the photonic band structure in synthetic opal infiltrated with liquid crystal

Authors
Meng, QB Fu, CH Hayami, S Gu, ZZ Sato, O Fujishima, A
Citation
Qb. Meng et al., Effects of external electric field upon the photonic band structure in synthetic opal infiltrated with liquid crystal, J APPL PHYS, 89(10), 2001, pp. 5794-5796
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00218979 → ACNP
Volume
89
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
5794 - 5796
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8979(20010515)89:10<5794:EOEEFU>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Based on the electrically controlled birefringence effects of a nematic liq uid crystal, a tunable photonic band gap crystal has been fabricated by inf iltrating nematic liquid crystal into the voids of synthetic opal composed of silica spheres. A reversible shift of the photonic band gap position and a change of transmittance through the composite opal can be induced by app lying an external electric field. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.