title: Multidimensional architectures for functional optical devices.
abstract: Materials exhibiting multidimensional structure with characteristic lengths ranging from the nanometer to the micrometer scale have extraordinary potential for emerging optical applications based on the regulation of light-matter interactions via the mesoscale organization of matter. As the structural dimensionality increases, the opportunities for controlling light-matter interactions become increasingly diverse and powerful. Recent advances in multidimensional structures have been demonstrated that serve as the basis for three-dimensional photonic-bandgap materials, metamaterials, optical cloaks, highly efficient low-cost solar cells, and chemical and biological sensors. In this Review, the state-of-the-art design and fabrication of multidimensional architectures for functional optical devices are covered and the next steps for this important field are described.
authors.affiliation: Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory 104 South Goodwin Ave Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Arpin
authors.forename: Agustin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mihi
authors.forename: Harley T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Alfred J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Baca
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Paul V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D003460:Crystallization; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D055096:Optical Devices; D017785:Photons; D012993:Solar Energy