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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Donald F. Wilkins, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Donald F. Wilkins, O'Fallon, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A photonic crystal apparatus and method are provided. The photonic crystal apparatus includes an electromagnetic signal source configured to provide electromagnetic signals. The photonic crystal apparatus also includes a photonic crystal configured to receive the electromagnetic signals from the electromagnetic signal source and to direct the electromagnetic signals along a predefined path through the photonic crystal when the photonic crystal is undistorted. The photonic crystal apparatus may also include a driver configured to selectively cause a portion of the photonic crystal to alternate between a distorted state and an undistorted state. In instances in which the photonic crystal is in the distorted state, the photonic crystal is configured to redirect the electromagnetic signals in a different direction than the predefined path.