SPECTRAL TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF A SELF-SIMILAR OPTICAL FABRY-PEROT RESONATOR

被引:57
作者
BERTOLOTTI, M
MASCIULLI, P
SIBILIA, C
机构
[1] Dipartimento di Energetica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Roma, 00161
关键词
Fabry-Perot resonators - Forbidden frequency band gaps - Transmission spectrum - Triadic Cantor set;
D O I
10.1364/OL.19.000777
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The spectral transmission properties of a self-similar optical Fabry-Perot resonator are theoretically studied. The structure considered can be realized by alternation of two dielectric layers of different refractive indices such that the highest refractive-index layers belong to a triadic Cantor set. The transmission spectrum exhibits localized peaks inside forbidden frequency band gaps. This feature could be useful in the design of novel filters. Moreover the self-similarity of the structure is reflected in a weak self-similarity in the transmission spectrum. A comparison with a regular periodic structure is also presented.
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