Analysis of three-dimensional photonic crystals fabricated by the microexplosion method

Aaron Matthews; Guangyong Zhou; Min Gu; Yuri Kivshar

doi:10.1117/12.662371

18 April 2006 Analysis of three-dimensional photonic crystals fabricated by the microexplosion method

Aaron Matthews, Guangyong Zhou, Min Gu, Yuri Kivshar

Proceedings Volume 6182, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices III (i.e. V); 61820S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.662371
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2006, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals by the microexplosion techniques has recently been demonstrated by a number of groups. However, simple models which are currently used for characterizing the void-based photonic structures do not produce adequate results. Here, we suggest a new theoretical approach for analyzing the properties of the three-dimensional photonic crystals which allow to improve the results of the theoretical modeling of the photonic crystals created by the microexplosion method. In particular, we study the bandgap spectrum of the three-dimensional photonic crystals introducing a shell of a high-index material surrounding an air void in the face-centered-cubic lattice. This allows us to suggest an effective theoretical model which correlates very well with the properties of the microexplosion polymer photonic crystals produced experimentally. We also discuss some interesting effects observed in the fabricated photonic crystals which until now have not been understood due to the inadequacies of simple models.

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Aaron Matthews, Guangyong Zhou, Min Gu, and Yuri Kivshar "Analysis of three-dimensional photonic crystals fabricated by the microexplosion method", Proc. SPIE 6182, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices III (i.e. V), 61820S (18 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.662371

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