Linear birefringence magnitude of artificial self-assembled DNA crystals

Anni Lehmuskero, Nina Hakulinen, Hanna Lajunen, Jianping Zheng, Ruojie Sha, Benfeng Bai, Lingling Huang, Jari Turunen, Pasi Vahimaa, Nadrian C. Seeman

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Abstract

We determine the linear birefringence magnitude, i.e. the difference between refractive indexes along the extraordinary and ordinary axes, of artificial uniaxial DNA crystals assembled with the so-called DNA tile approach. Based on the ellipsometric measurements, the birefringence magnitude is between 0.001 and 0.0018 in the visible and near infrared range. Besides being of fundamental interest, the optical properties of DNA crystals are crucial in the design of novel photonic nanostuctures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)936-942
Number of pages7
JournalOptical Materials Express
Volume1
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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