PHOTONIC BAND-GAPS IN EXPERIMENTALLY REALIZABLE PERIODIC DIELECTRIC STRUCTURES

被引:126
作者
CHAN, CT [1 ]
HO, KM [1 ]
SOUKOULIS, CM [1 ]
机构
[1] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL,US DOE,AMES LAB,DEPT PHYS,AMES,IA 50011
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 16卷 / 06期
关键词
CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM; PROPAGATION AND TRANSMISSION IN INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA;
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/16/6/009
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
By solving Maxwell's equations for the propagation of electromagnetic waves in periodic dielectric structures (with dielectric constant epsilon-b in a uniform background epsilon-a), we found that several classes of periodic dielectric structures possess full photonic gaps, as in the case of dielectric spheres arranged in the diamond structure. These new structures have the additional advantage that they can be easily fabricated experimentally.
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页码:563 / 568
页数:6
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