New etching method to produce 3-D microstructures in silicon for processing of light signals in telecommunications
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 11:30
in Physics & Chemistry
In modern telecommunications, light carries digital information over kilometers within seconds. Adapted optical materials control the light signals. Researchers now have a new method to produce photonic crystals. Their optical properties are adjusted by structures of micrometer size. The method is rapid, cheap, and simple and partly uses the self-organization principle.