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Materials for Freeform Fabrication of GHz Tunable Dielectric Photonic Crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Paul G. Clem ,
James F. Carroll III ,
Michael K. Niehaus ,
Joseph Cesarano III ,
James E. Smay ,
Jennifer A. Lewis  and
Shawn-Yu Lin
Paul G. Clem
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185–1411
James F. Carroll III
Affiliation:
Also Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Michael K. Niehaus
Affiliation:
Also New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM
Joseph Cesarano III
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185–1411
James E. Smay
Affiliation:
Also University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Jennifer A. Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Shawn-Yu Lin
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185–1411
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Abstract

Photonic crystals are of interest for GHz transmission applications, including rapid switching, GHz filters, and phased-array technology. 3D fabrication by Robocasting enables moldless printing of high solid loading slurries into structures such as the “woodpile” structures used to fabricate dielectric photonic band gap crystals. In this work, tunable dielectric materials were developed and printed into woodpile structures via solid freefrom fabrication (SFF) toward demonstration of tunable photonic crystals. Barium strontium titanate ceramics possess interesting electrical properties including high permittivity, low loss, and high tunability. This paper discusses the processing route and dielectric characterization of (BaxSr1-XTiO3):MgO ceramic composites, toward fabrication of tunable dielectric photonic band gap crystals.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 758: Symposium LL – Rapid Prototyping Technologies , 2002 , LL1.6
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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