Self-assembly of tree-dimensional photonic crystals on stuructured silicon wafers

P. Ferrand, B. Egen, J. Griesebock, Jouni Ahopelto, M. Muller, R. Zentel, S. Romanov, C. Sotomayer Torres

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    Abstract

    The growth of an opal-like polymer photonic crystal (PhC) on deeply etched silicon wafers is reported. It is shown that 10 μm deep trenches, as narrow as 10 μm can be uniformly filled by self-assembly of microspheres, in a close-packed face-centered-cubic lattice. These observations are confirmed by optical reflectance measurements in the visible range, in agreement with theoretical calculations of the photonic band gap. A slight fluctuation of the lattice parameter is noticed in the case of the narrowest channels. The possibility to detach the PhC from the substrate is also demonstrated. The potential of this approach for building complex PhC-based complex architectures is discussed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2689-2691
    JournalApplied Physics Letters
    Volume81
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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