Enhanced Tunable Bragg Diffraction in Large-Pore Inverse Opals Using Dual-Frequency Liquid Crystal

Elton Graugnard, S. N. Dunham, J. S. King, D. Lorang, S. Jain, C. J. Summers

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Abstract

Large-pore Ti O2 inverse opals were fabricated by atomic layer deposition in sintered polystyrene colloidal crystal templates and infiltrated with dual-frequency liquid crystal. The optical properties of the hybrid organic/inorganic structure were characterized by reflectance measurements of the Bragg peak, the position of which was tuned using a frequency dependent applied electric field. A 6 nm blueshift was observed for frequencies less than 13 kHz and a 13 nm redshift for frequencies above 13 kHz. These results demonstrate enhanced optical tunability in three-dimensional photonic crystals and are important for the development of active photonic devices.

Original languageAmerican English
Article number111101
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume91
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Sep 2007

Keywords

  • atomic layer deposition
  • colloidal crystals
  • electro-optical devices

EGS Disciplines

  • Materials Science and Engineering

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