Band gap and wave guiding effect in a quasiperiodic photonic crystal

A two-dimensional octagonal quasiperiodic photonic crystal composed of alumina cylinders is prepared. The transmission spectra of the quasicrystal are measured in the microwave region for the TM wave. We find that the position and width of the band gap do not depend on the incident direction, while the band structure can appear for quite a small piece of the quasicrystal. Two types of waveguide, a straight guide and a bending guide with two sharp 90 degrees corners, are fabricated by removing three rows of cylinders. The measured transmittances show that the guiding efficiency for both waveguides is high. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)04239-4].