Search
Menu
Meadowlark Optics - SEE WHAT

Nifty 'Trick' Leads to First 3-D Optical Gratings

Facebook X LinkedIn Email
Scientists at Lucent Technologies in Murray Hill, N.J., and The Netherlands' Utrecht University have discovered how to "trick" billions of glass spheres, each about as wide as one wave of visible light, into forming 3-D optical gratings. Researchers hope these gratings will lead to new forms of optical switches and filters, and more efficient lasers, but they caution that practical applications are still in the development stage. The trick, says Lucent, was to cause the beads to form a square shape, with every layer above its predecessor. By putting a template of small squares at the bottom...Read full article

Related content from Photonics Media



    Articles


    Products


    Photonics Handbook Articles


    White Papers


    Webinars


    Photonics Dictionary Terms


    Media


    Photonics Buyers' Guide Categories


    Companies
    Published: March 1997
    As We Go To PressBreaking NewsMaterialsPresstime Bulletin

    We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.