Abstract

Photonics is playing an increasing role in modern communication, information processing, and data storage. As integrated optoelectronic systems grow in size and the desired operating bandwidth increases, new packaging techniques, such as fluidic self-assembly,¹ robotic precision assembly,² and DNA-based methods,³,⁴ have attracted great research interest. In this paper, we report a DNA self-assembly process and discuss its application to the construction of photonic crystals.

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