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Photonic crystals are materials patterned with a periodicity in dielectric constant, which can create a range of 'forbidden' frequencies called a photonic bandgap. Photons with energies lying in the bandgap cannot propagate through the medium. This provides the opportunity to shape and mould the flow of light for photonic information technology.
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Joannopoulos, J., Villeneuve, P. & Fan, S. Photonic crystals: putting a new twist on light. Nature 386, 143–149 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/386143a0
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