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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Alexander James Smith, Chicago, IL (US);
Chen Wang, Evanston, IL (US);
Jiaxing Huang, Wilmette, IL (US);
Cheng Sun, Wilmette, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/0014 (2013.01); H01L 51/44 (2013.01); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01);
Abstract
Photonic devices are provided comprising a photoactive layer and at least one additional layer, wherein a surface of the photoactive layer or a surface of the at least one additional layer has imprinted thereon a quasi-random pattern of nanostructures corresponding to a quasi-random pattern of nanostructures defined in a recording layer of a pre-written optical media disc. Methods of patterning a layer of a photonic device are also provided.