Diffraction from carbon nanofiber arrays
Journal article, 2012
We fabricate a square planar photonic crystal (PC) from carbon nanofibres (CNFs) using e-beam lithography and chemical vapour deposition and investigate the optical properties of this system. The system exhibit diffraction that is well described by diffraction theory. We measure the intensity of the (-1,0) and (-1,-1) diffraction spots as functions of angle of incidence. The radiation diagram obtained can be explained by interference between different diffraction beams. We observe a polarisation dependence of the intensity. In conclusion we suggest future applications of these structures.
carbon nanofiber
diffraction
photonic crystal
Author
Robert Rehammar
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Theory
Y. Francescato
Imperial College London
A.I. Fernandez-Dominguez
Imperial College London
S. A. Maier
Imperial College London
Jari Kinaret
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Theory
Eleanor E B Campbell
University of Edinburgh
Konkuk University
Optics Letters
0146-9592 (ISSN) 1539-4794 (eISSN)
Vol. 37 1 100-102Areas of Advance
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Roots
Basic sciences
Subject Categories
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
DOI
10.1364/OL.37.000100