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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Andre Arsenault, Toronto, CA;
Inventor:
Andre Arsenault, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Opalux Incorporated, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/0131 (2013.01); G02B 6/1225 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photonic crystal device including a photonic crystal material and an activation surface. The photonic crystal material exhibits a first reflectance spectrum in an unactivated state, and, in response to mechanical stimulation, exhibits a second reflectance spectrum in an activated state. Application of a force at an activation portion of the activation surface offset from a material-supporting portion of the activation surface causes a deformation of the photonic crystal material sufficient to bring the photonic crystal material to the activated state.