Full photonic band gap properties of plasma photonic crystals with triangular structure

In this study, we analyse full photonic band gap (PBG) properties of two-dimensional plasma photonic crystals (PCs) with triangular lattice, composed of anisotropic tellurium rods with different geometrical shapes immersed in plasma background. Using the finite-difference time-domain method, we discuss the maximization of the full PBG width as a function of tellurium rods parameters with different shapes and orientations. The numerical results show that our proposed structures represent significant large full PBGs in comparison to previously studied plasma PCs.     

Investigation of TE-polarized photonic band gap properties in matallodielectric photonic crystals composed of metal coated dielectric cylinders

Using the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map method and generalization of this method, we have been able to calculate the photonic band structure of two-dimensional (2D) metallodielectric photonic crystals composed of metal-coated circular dielectric rods. The rods are embedded in an air background with a square array. We are interested in considering transverse electric (TE) mode of electromagnetic waves. The resulting band structures show the existence of photonic band gaps as well as some flat band regions. We theoretically study the effect of the dielectric constant and radius of the dielectric core on the photonic band structures. There are some interesting results compared to the case of solid metallic rods (without dielectric core) such as appearing the new photonic band gaps and a flat band region with the characteristic of cavity modes.     

二维旋转直柱光子晶体的频率带隙结构分析

设计了一种二维方形旋转正四边形直柱光子晶体,利用平面波展开方法计算了其光子频率带结构,发现在低频和高频区域,该类光子晶体的光子频率禁带明显增大.计算了空气中Al材料的旋转四边形直柱光子晶体的带结构和态密度,当填充比等于0.5时存在绝对带隙,旋转角度为45°时绝对带隙最大,旋转角度为0时,光子频率禁带位于高频区域.利用FDTD方法检验了计算结果,并分析了旋转角度为45°时,正四边形直柱光子晶体的波导特性以及TM模的电场分布.     

Organic semiconductor-based photonic crystals for solar cell arrays: band gap and optical properties

Photonic crystals (PCs) hold great potential for designing new optical devices because of the possibility of the manipulation of light with PCs. There has been an increase in research on tuning the optical properties of PCs to design devices. We design organic semiconductor-based PC structures and calculate optical properties using the plane wave expansion method and finite-difference time-domain method in an air background for a hexagonal lattice. We showed the possibility of the solar cell arrays for a 2D PC cavity on an organic semiconductor base infiltrated with a nematic liquid crystal. E7 type has been used as a nematic liquid crystal and 4,4′-Bis[4-(diphenylamino) styryl]biphenyl as an organic semiconductor material.     

Photonic crystals,amorphous materials,and quasicrystals

Photonic crystals consist of artificial periodic structures of dielectrics, which have attracted much attention because of their wide range of potential applications in the field of optics. We may also fabricate artificial amorphous or quasicrystalline structures of dielectrics, i.e. photonic amorphous materials or photonic quasicrystals. So far, both theoretical and experimental studies have been conducted to reveal the characteristic features of their optical properties, as compared with those of conventional photonic crystals. In this article, we review these studies and discuss various aspects of photonic amorphous materials and photonic quasicrystals, including photonic band gap formation, light propagation properties, and characteristic photonic states.     

Genetic optimization of two-dimensional photonic crystals for large absolute band gaps under light line

A binary genetic algorithm with floating crossover and mutation probabilities is used to design two-dimensional photonic crystals for large absolute band gaps under a light line. The unit cell is composed of a small number of round rods and is arranged in a square lattice. The photonic band structure of each chromosome is calculated by the plane-wave expansion method. Starting from randomly generated photonic crystals, the genetic algorithm finally yielded a photonic crystal with an absolute common band gap of 0.0618(2πc/a) at the mid-frequency of 0.4084(2πc/a).     

Polarization-selective photonic band gap induced by electromagnetically induced transparency

A tripod-type system driven by a weak linearly polarized probe light and a π-polarized standing-wave control light is studied. The results show that double photonic band gaps (PBGs) can be obtained at two different frequencies due to Zeeman splitting induced by an external magnetic field. This allows us to selectively manipulate the σ_± components of the probe light, which exhibits polarization selective features. These peculiar features can be employed to devise schemes for a polarization beam splitter and polarization selective routing. Furthermore, the dependence of the gap position on the magnetic field provides an additional control of the PBGs structure. Thus, double tunable PBGs can be achieved.     

Thermal properties and two-dimensional photonic band gaps

The effect of temperature on a two-dimensional square lattice photonic crystal composed of Si rods arranged in an air background was investigated theoretically using the plane-wave expansion method. Both the thermal expansion effect and thermo-optical effect are considered simultaneously. We have discussed the role of temperature in creating the complete photonic band gap as a function of temperature. Two different shapes of rods, i.e. square and circular, are considered in the presence of the two polarization states, i.e. TE and TM waves. The numerical results show that the photonic band gap can be significantly enlarged compared to the photonic band gap at room temperature. The effect of temperature on the complete photonic band width in the cylindrical rods case is more significant. Cylindrical and square Si rods may work as a temperature sensor or filter, among many other potential applications.     

Extension of bandgap and switching effect of hetero-structure consisting of one-dimensional anisotropic photonic crystal

This paper presents an approach to control overlapping of band structure using a hetero-structure made of two one-dimensional photonic crystals (PCs) with anisotropic media. Some unique features, such as the extension of band structure and band edge resonance, have been discussed using a 4 × 4 transfix matrix method. The results show that by altering the relative orientation of the optical axes of the adjacent layers, it is possible to tailor the band structure of the PCs and control overlapping of the band structure of the hetero-structure. We also found that resonance modes operating near the band edge can be switched by altering the relative orientation of the optical axes of adjacent layers. These properties can be applied to tunable optical filters or optical switches.     

CdSe-SiO2光子晶体的垂直沉积及近红外变频特性

在氧化铟锡玻璃上电化学合成了CdSe薄膜,采用垂直沉积法首次在CdSe薄膜上制备了SiO2胶体晶体, 实现了CdSe表面介电常数的调节.扫描电镜观察表明,500nm微球在CdSe薄膜上呈面心立方密堆结构排列,在微米尺度上胶体晶体显示出一定的多晶序.与SiO2胶体晶体相比,CdSe-SiO2光子晶体的UV-vis-NIR透射谱只有一个较宽的光子带隙,带隙在近红外波段随入射角减小向短波方向移动.所得CdSe-SiO2光子晶体样品可作为地面目标针对红外卫星成像的伪装材料.     

A study of optical reflectance and localization modes of 1-D Fibonacci photonic quasicrystals using different graded dielectric materials

In this paper, we present an analytical study on the reflection properties of light through one-dimensional (1-D) quasi-periodic multilayer structures. The considered structures are as follows: F₇, F₈, F₉, (F₂)¹⁰, (F₃)¹⁰ and some combinations such as: [(F₂)¹⁰ (F₇) (F₂)¹⁰], [(F₂)¹⁰ (F₈) (F₂)¹⁰], [(F₃)¹⁰ (F₇) (F₃)¹⁰], [(F₃)¹⁰ (F₈) (F₃)¹⁰], [(F₂)¹⁰(F₃)¹⁰], [(F₂)¹⁰ (F₇) (F₃)¹⁰] and [(F₂)¹⁰ (F₈) (F₃)¹⁰], where (F_j)ⁿ represents n period of the Fibonacci sequence of jth generation. These multilayer structures are considered of two types of layers. One type of layer is considered of graded material like normal, linear or exponential graded material, and the second type of layer is considered of constant refractive index material. Transfer matrix method is utilized to calculate the reflection spectra and localization modes of such structures in the frequency range 150–450?THz. This work would provide the basis of understanding of the effect of graded materials on the reflection and localization modes in Fibonacci photonic quasicrystal structures and obtained spectra can be used in the recognition of grading of materials. The considered heterostructures provide the broad reflection band and some localization modes in the calculated region.     

Photonic and omnidirectional band gap engineering in stack of exponential graded index material and negative index material

We have investigated the photonic band gaps (PBG) and omnidirectional band gaps in one-dimensional photonic crystals made up of alternate layer of exponential graded index material and negative index material. We have considered the influence of material properties, geometrical parameters and material composition on the PBG and omnidirectional band gap. Results show that the parameters of exponential graded index material and negative index material can change the photonic and omnidirectional band structures remarkably. Number and bandwidth of PBG increases with increasing the negative index material layer thicknesses while thicknesses of graded index layer only have an effect on the bandwidth of PBGs. The bandwidth of PBG also depends on grading profile parameter of exponential graded index layers and bandwidth can be tuned with increase the value of grading profile parameter. This work can facilitate the design of filters and reflectors, and provide the basic understanding of the influence of graded index materials and metamaterials on the PBG properties.     

基于声子晶体的车内噪声研究

声子晶体是近年来提出的一种新型功能材料,是一种由两种或多种材料组成的具有周期性结构和弹性波带隙的声学功能材料或结构,并且振动频率在声子晶体带隙范围内的振动会被抑制或禁止传播,它所具有的这种弹性波带隙特性为汽车车内噪声控制,特别是车内低频噪声控制提供了一种新的研究方法.在介绍了声子晶体的概念、基本特征及能带结构的基础上,阐述了声子晶体在振动与噪声控制领域的研究现状,同时对车内噪声的产生机理进行了分析,最后对声子晶体在应用于汽车车内降噪方面的研究做了展望.     

光子带隙调制下发光体间的能量传递过程

光子晶体具有光子带隙和光子局域等特有性质,光物理过程在光子带隙调制下产生新的现象特点为制备新型光电材料提供了可能。通过对光子带隙调制作用的机理探讨,设计制备蛋白石及反蛋白石结构光子晶体。对其中发光体的荧光光谱和给体荧光寿命的实验研究表明,当光子带隙频段与能量传递过程中给体的发射光谱相重叠,能量传递过程将得到增强。     

用遗传算法搜索一维光子晶体带隙

利用遗传算法和传输矩阵法计算一维光子晶体能带结构,将一维光子晶体用像素填充法进行二进制编码模拟,结果找到全方位相对禁带宽度达42.54%的4层结构和43.75%的2层结构;给出了一维光子晶体4层最佳结构的能带图、20个原胞的反射率透射率频谱图.发现一维2层光子晶体的全方位禁带宽度对每层厚度的变化是不敏感的,但是随着两种介质折射率差的增大而增大.     

SiO2/CdS光子晶体的制备及其光学性能

用化学浴沉淀法(CBD)在SiO2胶体晶体中生长了CdS半导体材料, 并用UV-VIS-NIR光谱仪和荧光光分度计测试了其光学性能.测试结果表明,在SiO2胶体晶体中随着CdS填充量的增加,光子带隙向长波段方向移动且变宽;当发射出的光与基体材料的光子带隙相匹配时,可控制半导体材料的光致发光,同时,可通过控制SiO2胶体颗粒粒经的大小来调节CdS的光致发光性能.     

一维杆状声子晶体的带隙特性

用有限元方法计算了一维杆状声子晶体的振动传输特性及其振动模态,从振形角度分析了一维杆状声子晶体相关参数(物理参数、尺寸参数)对带隙起始频率及带隙宽度的影响,发现带隙的形成与其模态振形密切相关,各参数对声子晶体带隙的影响主要是影响了个模态所在的频率,从而改变了其带隙的起始位置及宽度。     

Linearization techniques for band structure calculations in absorbing photonic crystals

Band structure calculations for photonic crystals require the numerical solution of eigenvalue problems. In this paper, we consider crystals composed of lossy materials with frequency‐dependent permittivities. Often, these frequency dependencies are modeled by rational functions, such as the Lorentz model, in which case the eigenvalue problems are rational in the eigenvalue parameter. After spatial discretization using an interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin method, we employ a recently developed linearization technique to deal with the resulting rational matrix eigenvalue problems. In particular, the efficient implementation of Krylov subspace methods for solving the linearized eigenvalue problems is investigated in detail. Numerical experiments demonstrate that our new approach is considerably cheaper in terms of memory and computing time requirements compared with the naive approach of turning the rational eigenvalue problem into a polynomial eigenvalue problem and applying standard linearization techniques. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Polarization-dependent angle filters based on one-dimensional photonic crystals using mu-negative materials

We study transmission properties of one-dimensional photonic crystals consisting of mu-negative and positive index materials by using transfer matrix methods. The results show that transmission properties of the transverse electric waves depend on permittivity (?), while transmission properties of the transverse magnetic waves depend on permeability (μ); there exists a transmission band inside the single-negative gap in this periodic structure without defects, and the transmission band is insensitive to the incident angle for the transverse electric waves but sensitive for the transverse magnetic waves. This property can be used to make polarization-dependent angle filters.     

Observation of electromagnetically induced photonic band gaps in hot two-level atoms

In this paper, two-level thermal Cs atoms are used to observe electromagnetically induced photonic band gaps with a strong symmetric and two types of asymmetric standing-wave (SW) driving fields. One main band and two sidebands are measured for the transmitted and reflected spectra. We carry out physical interpretation about the observations in SW-dressed atom picture and employ method of Fourier transformation to solve density-matrix equations for hot two-level system to simulate the experimental results. The numerical analyses are consistent with the experimental observations for properties of electromagnetically induced photonic band gaps.