Impact of polydispersity on optical quality of colloidal photonic crystals

Mathieu Allard*, Edward H. Sargent

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We investigate the impact of the non-uniformity of the particle size on the lattice quality and the optical properties of colloidal photonic crystals. Size variations exceeding ∼ 2% result in disordered lattices with degraded optical properties.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1139-1140
Number of pages2
JournalOSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series
Volume96 A
StatePublished - 2004
EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO - Washington, DC, United States
Duration: May 17 2004May 19 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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