Two-dimensional photonic band-gap structures as quasi-metals

被引:14
作者
Roberts, PJ [1 ]
Birks, TA [1 ]
Russell, PSJ [1 ]
Shepherd, TJ [1 ]
Atkin, DM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,OPTOELECTR RES CTR,SOUTHAMPTON SO17 1BJ,HANTS,ENGLAND
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10.1364/OL.21.000507
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
By considering waves that propagate out of the transverse plane, we show that common high-index materials (e.g., GaAs) with a two-dimensional array of air holes can act in some ways as three-dimensional photonic band-gap structures. Ln particular, we describe a dielectric quasi-metal that reflects all propagating light incident from free space.
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