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Fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystal structures containing an active nonlinear optical chromophore

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Direct laser writing by two-photon polymerization of photosensitive materials has emerged as a very promising technique for rapid and flexible fabrication of photonic crystals. In this work, a photosensitive silica sol-gel containing the nonlinear optical chromophore Disperse Red 1 is synthesized, and the two-photon polymerization technique is employed to fabricate three-dimensional photonic crystals with stop-gaps in the near-infrared. The composite material exhibits minimal shrinkage during photopolymerization, eliminating the need for shrinkage compensation or the fabrication of support structures.

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  1. Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), P.O. Box 527, Vassilika Vouton, 711 10, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    M. Farsari, M. Vamvakaki, I. Sakellari, D. Gray, B. N. Chichkov & C. Fotakis

  2. Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany

    A. Ovsianikov & B. N. Chichkov

  3. Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece

    M. Vamvakaki

  4. Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece

    I. Sakellari & C. Fotakis

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Farsari, M., Ovsianikov, A., Vamvakaki, M. et al. Fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystal structures containing an active nonlinear optical chromophore. Appl. Phys. A 93, 11–15 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-008-4642-8

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