Multiscale photonic materials with adjustable radial Anisotropy (C02)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas ; Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials
• Term: from 2012 to 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 192346071

Project C2 investigates the optical scattering of ordered and disordered multiscale systems. The basic building block (motif) of the scattering system is extended to spheres and cylinders with adjustable radial anisotropy. This creates additional flexibility in adapting the spectral and scattering direction-determining behavior of ordered and disordered systems. The radial anisotropy is achieved by an additional structure on the sub-wavelength scale, namely by radially symmetric multilayer conformal nanometer thick coatings or by arrangements of liquid crystal molecules.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 986: Tailor-Made Multi-Scale Materials Systems - M3
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Hamburg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Manfred Eich; Dr. Alexander Petrov