Impact of Geometry on the TM Photonic Band Gaps of Photonic Crystals and Quasicrystals

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Bita, Ion; Thomas, Edwin L.; Jia, Lin
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Abstract
Here we demonstrate a novel quantitative procedure to pursue statistical studies on the geometric properties of photonic crystals and photonic quasicrystals (PQCs) which consist of separate dielectric particles. The geometric properties are quantified and correlated to the size of the photonic band gap (PBG) for wide permittivity range using three characteristic parameters: shape anisotropy, size distribution, and feature-feature distribution. Our concept brings statistical analysis to the photonic crystal research and offers the possibility to predict the PBG from a morphological analysis.
Date issued
2011-11
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68678
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Citation
Jia, Lin, Ion Bita, and Edwin Thomas. “Impact of Geometry on the TM Photonic Band Gaps of Photonic Crystals and Quasicrystals.” Physical Review Letters 107.19 (2011): n. pag. Web. 27 Jan. 2012. © 2011 American Physical Society
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0031-9007
1079-7114
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