Creation of partial band gaps in anisotropic photonic-band-gap structures

Creation of partial band gaps in anisotropic photonic-band-gap structures

Photonic band-gap structures

The analogy between electromagnetic wave propagation in multidimensionally periodic structures and electronwave propagation in real crystals has proven to be a fruitful one. Initial efforts were motivated by the prospect of a photonic band gap, a frequency band in three-dimensional dielectric structures in which electromagnetic waves are forbidden irrespective of the propagation direction in sp...

Lithographic band gap tuning in photonic band gap crystals

We describe the lithographic control over the spectral response of three-dimensional photonic crystals. By precise microfabrication of the geometry using a reproducible and reliable procedure consisting of electron beam lithography followed by dry etching, we have shifted the conduction band of crystals within the near-infrared. Such microfabrication has enabled us to reproducibly define photon...

Angular photonic band gap

Materials and structures that strongly discriminate electromagnetic radiation based on one, or more of its properties (e.g. polarization, frequency) play an enabling role for a wide range of physical phenomena. For example, polarizers can selectively transmit light based on its polarization [1] over a wide range of frequencies; photonic crystals [2] (PhCs) can reflect light of certain frequenci...

Photonic band gaps with layer-by-layer double-etched structures

Periodic layer-by-layer dielectric structures with full three-dimensional photonic band gaps have been designed and fabricated. In contrast to previous layer-by-layer structures the rods in each successive layer are at an angle of 70.5° to each other, achieved by etching both sides of a silicon wafer. Photonic band-structure calculations are utilized to optimize the photonic band gap by varying...