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Title: Fabrication of photonic band gap materials using microtransfer molded templates

Abstract

A method of manufacturing photonic band gap structures operable in the optical spectrum has been presented. The method comprises the steps of creating a patterned template for an elastomeric mold, fabricating an elastomeric mold from poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or other suitable polymer, filling the elastomeric mold with a second polymer such as epoxy or other suitable polymer, stamping the second polymer by making contact with a substrate or multilayer structure, removing the elastomeric mold, infiltrating the multilayer structure with ceramic or metal, and heating the multilayer structure to remove the second polymer to form a photonic band gap structure.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1531455
Patent Number(s):
6555406
Application Number:
10/081,729
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-82
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2002-02-22
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS

Citation Formats

Leung, Wai, Constant, Kristen, Ho, Kai-Ming, Sigalas, Mihail, Kang, Henry, Kim, Chang Hwan, Cann, David, and Lee, Jae Hwang. Fabrication of photonic band gap materials using microtransfer molded templates. United States: N. p., 2003. Web.
Leung, Wai, Constant, Kristen, Ho, Kai-Ming, Sigalas, Mihail, Kang, Henry, Kim, Chang Hwan, Cann, David, & Lee, Jae Hwang. Fabrication of photonic band gap materials using microtransfer molded templates. United States.
Leung, Wai, Constant, Kristen, Ho, Kai-Ming, Sigalas, Mihail, Kang, Henry, Kim, Chang Hwan, Cann, David, and Lee, Jae Hwang. Tue . "Fabrication of photonic band gap materials using microtransfer molded templates". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531455.
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abstractNote = {A method of manufacturing photonic band gap structures operable in the optical spectrum has been presented. The method comprises the steps of creating a patterned template for an elastomeric mold, fabricating an elastomeric mold from poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or other suitable polymer, filling the elastomeric mold with a second polymer such as epoxy or other suitable polymer, stamping the second polymer by making contact with a substrate or multilayer structure, removing the elastomeric mold, infiltrating the multilayer structure with ceramic or metal, and heating the multilayer structure to remove the second polymer to form a photonic band gap structure.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
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