Photonic layered media
AssigneeSandia Corporation
InventorsJames G. Fleming, Shawn-Yu Lin
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Abstract
A new class of structured dielectric media which exhibit significant photonic bandstructure has been invented. The new structures, called photonic layered media, are easy to fabricate using existing layer-by-layer growth techniques, and offer the ability to significantly extend our practical ability to tailor the properties of such optical materials.
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A photonic layered medium, comprising an organized layer comprising optical materials distributed so that the organized layer can be decomposed into a stack of structured layers, said structured layers comprising segments and compact segments, but such that the organized layer has no smooth columns.
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