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Mechanical Tuning of the Optical Properties of Plastic Opal as a Photonic Crystal

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Copyright (c) 1999 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
, , Citation Katsumi Yoshino Katsumi Yoshino et al 1999 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 38 L786 DOI 10.1143/JJAP.38.L786

1347-4065/38/7A/L786

Abstract

The optical properties of elastic polymer opal prepared utilizing nanoscale polymer spheres as a flexible photonic crystal have been examined. The diffraction peak of the polymer opal has been confirmed to be controllable by the application of mechanical stress, showing its characteristics as a mechanically tunable photonic material.

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10.1143/JJAP.38.L786