Assembly of quasicrystalline photonic heterostructures

US8394708B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · US
• THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

• David G. Grier · New York, US
• Yael Roichman · New York, US
• Weining Man · Princeton, US
• Paul Michael Chaikin · New York, US
• Paul J. Steinhardt · Princeton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 12, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B82Y20/00
• WIPO field: Micro-structural and nano-technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method and system for assembling a quasicrystalline heterostructure. A plurality of particles is provided with desirable predetermined character. The particles are suspended in a medium, and holographic optical traps are used to position the particles in a way to achieve an arrangement which provides a desired property.