Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Date of Award
12-2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Karen Lozano
Second Advisor
Dr. Seokyoung Ahn
Third Advisor
Dr. Dorina Mihut
Abstract
Photonic Crystals have the potential for engineered light interaction as directed by the photonic bandgap, a property that details the prohibited propagation region and ultimately the ability to guide light. A so called, photonics-on-chip, would incorporate arbitrary light guiding with functional elements in one package. The realization of such a device is subject to the fabrication paradigms implemented and this thesis is concerned with holographic lithography as a means for creating polymer photonics crystal templates and two-photon polymerization for incorporating light guiding pathways.
In this thesis, the design of the to-be-fabricated structures has been co-opted by computational exploration of the photonic crystals possible under the fabrication paradigms with the photonic bandgap considered as a target for design optimization, and tolerancing. Introduction of defects into photonic crystal templates has been successfully realized with the assistance of a tunable femtosecond oscillator laser after the processing conditions have been investigated and demonstrated.
Granting Institution
University of Texas-Pan American
Comments
Copyright 2010 Kris Ohlinger. All Rights Reserved.
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