Ferroelectric
Photonic Materials
The interdisciplinary research group
on Ferroelectric Photonic Materials
seeks to combine the geometric opportunities to localize light
in photonic crystals  via microfabrication with the inherent
material complexities of ferroelectric materials to obtain
unprecedented ability to manipulate light. Through use of electromagnetic
simulation-based optical design, state-of-the-art
photonic crystal fabrication, microscale electromechanical
modeling, and ferroelectric film synthesis, this IRG explores
new directions for engineering optical dispersion
in ferroelectric materials, use photonic crystal structures
as tools for optical studies of ferroelectric materials,
and create novel approaches to and devices for electro-optical
and photorefractive switching in dispersion-engineered materials.
New theoretical tools for optical properties
of ferroelectric materials in complex
microstructures are being developed
and applied to structure and device fabrication.
Faculty
Harry
Atwater
Kaushik
Bhattacharya (Team Leader)
Demetri Psaltis
G. Ravichandran
Axel
Scherer
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