Photonics

Photonic band-gap materials for IR radiation control

	Array of indium-jacketed 3 µm diameter hemispheres (circles) formed in a flexible plastic substrate (dark areas).
	Complementary thin-film layer (bright "lacework") from top structure

Micro-diffractive optics for diffractive and refractive light control

Polymer waveguides: patterns molded on flexible substrate


	Images show polymer waveguides molded into low index polymer matrix and filled with high index polymer before capping (top left: core being filled)