US Patent:
20160299270, Oct 13, 2016
Inventors:
- Ann Arbor MI, US
Terry Shyu - Cupertino CA, US
Lizhi Xu - Ann Arbor MI, US
International Classification:
G02B 5/18
G03F 7/20
G03F 7/36
G02B 1/04
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a structure comprising a polymeric structure or composite material having a surface patterned via methods employing a kirigami-type technique. The patterned surface may define a first row of at least two discontinuous cuts and a second row of at least two discontinuous cuts offset from the first row. The first row and the second row cooperate to define a plurality of bridge structures therebetween, making the nanocomposite is stretchable in at least one direction. Methods of making such patterned structures via kirigami techniques, for example, via photolithography top-down cutting are also provided. Devices incorporating such kirigami-patterned polymeric structures are also provided, such as strain tunable optic devices.