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Glasses Make Versatile Crystals

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Max Glaskin

Photonic quasicrystals with complete bandgaps can be made in glasses that are typically used for fiber optic telecommunications. Researchers at the University of Southampton have shown that materials with a low refractive index, such as silicon nitride and glass, are suitable hosts. "These quasicrystalline lattices could be used wherever you need a complete bandgap, such as in rare-earth doped glass lasers. They could also find a home when high isotropy is required, such as in sharp waveguide bends," said Greg Parker, leader of the research team, which has built a quasicrystal...Read full article

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