Abstract
Photonic crystals are periodically arranged structures of dielectric media. These structures have photonic band gaps that do not permit the propagation of electromagnetic waves through them. Localized modes appear in the photonic band gap when the periodicity of photonic crystals is varied locally by introducing a defect. Such localization of electromagnetic waves can be employed in various novel devices, e.g., resonators, waveguides, and antennas. Three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystals with a diamond structure are regarded as ideal because they can prohibit the propagation of electromagnetic waves in all directions in the band gap. This chapter presents a novel technique for fabricating microphotonic crystals. Micrometer-order diamond structures were fabricated successfully by stereolithography, a computer aided designing and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) process, to demonstrate electromagnetic wave control in terahertz frequency ranges. Terahertz waves have received considerable attention and have been investigated widely owing to their interesting features applicable to various fields such as materials, communication, medicine, and biology.
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Kirihara, S. (2013). Fabrication of Photonic Crystals by Stereolithography Technique. In: Kakeshita, T. (eds) Progress in Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54064-9_16
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