Patent ID: 9182616
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A photonic band gap (PBG) structure, comprising: a first conducting layer; a second conducting layer; and a nanocomposite layer between the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer, the nanocomposite layer comprising one or more composite materials and one or more nanoparticles dispersed within the one or more composite materials, with the one or more composite materials comprising an insulating material that is optically transparent, the one or more nanoparticles comprising a conducting material, and the one or more nanoparticles forming one or more respective conductive channels through the insulating material of the nanocomposite layer to electrically connect the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer; wherein an aggregate thickness of the first conducting layer, the second conducting layer, and the nanocomposite layer increases a concentration of light in the nanocomposite layer, relative to other concentrations of light in the nanocomposite layer that result from other aggregate thicknesses of the first conducting layer, the second conducting layer, and the nanocomposite layer; and wherein the increase in the concentration of light in the nanocomposite layer causes an increase in optical transmittances of the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer, relative to other optical transmittances of the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer.