TY - JOUR
T1 - Optical surface resonance may render photonic crystals ineffective
AU - García-Santamaría, Florencio
AU - Nelson, Erik C.
AU - Braun, Paul V.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/8/31
Y1 - 2007/8/31
N2 - In this work, we identify and study the presence of extremely intense surface resonances that frustrate the coupling of photons into a photonic crystal over crucial energy ranges. The practical utility of photonic crystals demands the capability to exchange photons with the external medium; therefore, it is essential to understand the cause of these surface resonances and a route to their elimination. We demonstrate that by modifying the surface geometry, it is possible to tune the optical response or eliminate the resonances to enable full exploitation of the photonic crystal.
AB - In this work, we identify and study the presence of extremely intense surface resonances that frustrate the coupling of photons into a photonic crystal over crucial energy ranges. The practical utility of photonic crystals demands the capability to exchange photons with the external medium; therefore, it is essential to understand the cause of these surface resonances and a route to their elimination. We demonstrate that by modifying the surface geometry, it is possible to tune the optical response or eliminate the resonances to enable full exploitation of the photonic crystal.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.075132
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.075132
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34548417663
SN - 1098-0121
VL - 76
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
IS - 7
M1 - 075132
ER -