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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Takeshi Hino, Miyagi, JP;
Inventor:
Takeshi Hino, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photonic crystal comprises a matrix constituting said three-dimensional periodic structure, a first lattice formed in said matrix by first spherical voids having a uniform first diameter, said first spherical voids forming a face-centered cubic lattice, and a second lattice formed in said matrix by second spherical voids having a uniform second diameter smaller than said first diameter, said second spherical voids occupying interstitial sites of said first spherical voids.