See online textbook for good introductory information on this cutting-edge area of optics
- Photonic crystals
- microstructured optical fibers for communication, lasers, sensors
- butterfly wings
- dielectric mirrors
- Photonic metamaterials
- subwavelength periodicity
- light interacts with cells instead of atoms
- negative refractive index
- optical diode
- metamaterial cloaking for invisibility
- lenticular lens tech video
- light amplification to suppress scattering
- Flexible material
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| SEM micrographs of a photonic-crystal fiber produced at US Naval Research Laboratory. (left) The diameter of the solid core at the center of the fiber is 5 µm, while (right) the diameter of the holes is 4 µm. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photonic-crystal_fiber |