“…[17][18][19][20] Compared with two and three dimensional photonic crystals, one dimensional photonic crystals have been used in a wide range of applications such as optical sensors, optical switches, optical limiters, temperature sensors, and omni-directional high reflectors owing to their facile fabrication. [21][22][23][24] One dimensional photonic crystals, when employed as optical limiters, are nanoscale periodic optical structures capable of controlling and manipulating light, similar to the way semiconductors control electrons. 25 The characteristics of one dimensional photonic crystals exhibit considerable variation through manipulation of materials properties, including refractive index, layer count, and layer thickness.…”