title: Pattern-integrated interference [Invited].
abstract: Pattern-integrated interference (PII) is described as a logical progression starting from the primary precursors of interference and holography. PII produces, in a single-exposure step, a periodic interference pattern with preselected periods absent. These blocked periods, for example, can form the nonperiodic functional elements of a photonic-crystal device or the circuit elements in a periodic-layout-design semiconductor chip. Various possible system configurations for PII are presented and compared. Example PII-produced intensity patterns for a photonic-crystal microresonator filter and an optical switch are simulated and discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 777 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0250, USA. tgaylord@ece.gatech.edu
authors.forename: Thomas K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Gaylord
authors.forename: Matthieu C R
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Leibovici
authors.forename: Guy M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Burrow