method and apparatus for manufacturing photonic crystal element

摘要

Fine particles (23) are oriented and dispersed in a polymer medium to obtain a composite material (24), which is high-density compression molded to such a size that a photonic band gap develops, thereby obtaining a photonic crystal element (26). The orientation of the fine particles (23) in the polymer medium ca be carried out on a scale (tens of micrometers to several millimeters) where required manipulations can be done with ease