In particular the present invention relates to polymeric composition comprising scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a polymeric composition comprising scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides. More particularly the present invention relates to a polymeric (meth)acrylic composition comprising inorganic scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides.

The present invention relates to an optical interconnection for interconnecting a first contact and a second contact, which need to be optically interconnected, the optical interconnection comprising: a nanorod formed on at least one of the first contact and the second contact; and a nanowire extending from the first contact or the nanorod formed on the first contact so as to transmit an optical signal toward the second contact or the nanorod formed on the second contact. The optical interconnection according to the present invention shows improved optical signal characteristics due to a reduction in coupling loss.

The present invention relates to an optical interconnection for interconnecting a first contact and a second contact, which need to be optically interconnected, the optical interconnection comprising: a nanorod formed on at least one of the first contact and the second contact; and a nanowire extending from the first contact or the nanorod formed on the first contact so as to transmit an optical signal toward the second contact or the nanorod formed on the second contact. The optical interconnection according to the present invention shows improved optical signal characteristics due to a reduction in coupling loss.

Disclosed herein are nanostructured photonic materials, methods of making and methods of use thereof, and systems including the nanostructured photonic materials. The nanostructured photonic materials comprise a substrate having a first surface; an array comprising a plurality of spaced-apart plasmonic particles disposed on the first surface of the substrate; and a waveguide layer disposed on the array and the first surface, wherein the waveguide layer: is optically coupled to the array, comprises a photochrome dispersed within a matrix material, and has an average thickness defining a hybrid plasmon waveguide mode; wherein the photochrome exhibits a first optical state and a second optical state; and wherein the second optical state of the photochrome at least partially overlaps with the hybrid plasmon waveguide mode.

In particular the present invention relates to polymeric composition comprising scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a polymeric composition comprising scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides. More particularly the present invention relates to a polymeric (meth)acrylic composition comprising inorganic scattering particles for lightning applications or light guides.

Disclosed herein are nanostructured photonic materials, methods of making and methods of use thereof, and systems including the nanostructured photonic materials. The nanostructured photonic materials comprise a substrate having a first surface; an array comprising a plurality of spaced-apart plasmonic particles disposed on the first surface of the substrate; and a waveguide layer disposed on the array and the first surface, wherein the waveguide layer: is optically coupled to the array, comprises a photochrome dispersed within a matrix material, and has an average thickness defining a hybrid plasmon waveguide mode; wherein the photochrome exhibits a first optical state and a second optical state; and wherein the second optical state of the photochrome at least partially overlaps with the hybrid plasmon waveguide mode.

The present invention relates to a stabilized monomer dispersion containing inorganic oxide nanoparticles with high refractive index in which the refractive index of the inorganic oxide nanoparticles is greater than 1.65 and the average particle size of the high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles ranges from 1 to 100 nm and its content is in a range of from 1.0% by weight to 10.0% by weight based on the total weight of the monomer dispersion. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the stabilized monomer dispersion containing high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles.