Method of fabricating anisometric metal needles and birefringent

Details Method of fabricating anisometric metal needles and birefringent Method of fabricating anisometric metal needles and birefringent

1992-07-10

1994-05-03

Ogden, Necholus

Compositions

Fluent dielectric

252572, 428605, 428607, 427287, C10M 310

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053085523

ABSTRACT:
A grating (22) of narrow parallel ridges (24) is formed in the surface (26) of a substrate (20) made of a hard material such as silicon dioxide. Metal (40) is deposited onto the grating (22) perpendicular to the ridges (24) at an angle of approximately 45.degree. to the surface (26) of the grating such that the metal (40) is deposited onto the top (24a) and one of the sides (24b) of the each of the ridges (24) to form generally L-shaped metal strips (12') thereon. The metal strips (12') are cut at periodic intervals along the ridges (24) to produce anisometric metal needles (12). The substrate (20) is immersed in a dielectric fluid (14), and ultrasonic energy is applied to cause the needles (12) to release from the substrate (20) into suspension in the fluid (14). The L-shape of the needles (12) makes them resistant to bending. The suspension ( 10) has birefringent properties similar to liquid crystals, but may be electrically switched at much higher speed. The index of refraction of the suspension (10) varies in accordance with the alignment of the needles (12), thereby enabling the direction and phase of an electromagnetic wave propagating through the suspension (1) to be controlled by varying the magnitude of the applied electric field.

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