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Devices that rely on the interaction of the wavelike properties of photons with a periodic spacing of dielectric constants in a material. Electronic...
Electronic devices based on the crystalline properties of semiconductors—transistors and integrated circuits—have unleashed immense computing power...



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Figure 1.A photonic crystal waveguide fabricated using round holes in a triangular pattern. Light is injected into the waveguide from the bottom and turns through a sharp bend, exiting to the right with low bend loss. (Courtesy of Lumerical Solutions Inc., www.lumerical.com)
From Encyclopedia article 'Photonic crystal devices'
Figure 1.Photonic crystal waveguide fabricated using round holes in a triangular pattern. Light is injected into the waveguide from the bottom and turns through a sharp bend, exiting to the right with low bend loss. (Courtesy of Lumerical Solutions Inc., www.lumerical.com)
Figure 2.Scanning electron microscope images of photonic crystal fiber waveguides using (a) a small glass core approximately 2 µm in diameter, optimized for large nonlinear index changes, and (b) a hollow air core approximately 12 µm in diameter, optimized for very low nonlinearities. (Courtesy of Blaze Photonics Ltd., www.blazephotonics.com)
From Encyclopedia article 'Photonic crystal devices'