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Nature Materials 2, 13 - 14 (2003)
doi:10.1038/nmat801
Photonic crystals: Switching light with light
Alfred Forchel1
- Alfred Forchel is at the Technische Physik, University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97074, Germany. e-mail: forchel@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de
Abstract
Photonic crystals can manipulate the flow of light, making them attractive materials for new types of optical components. The ability to tune the optical properties of a photonic crystal over femotosecond timescales adds to their technological appeal.
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