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Manipulating minibands and achieving polarization-independent flattop band through one-dimensional photonic crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2012

Y.-T. Fang*
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science and Telecommunication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
J.-J. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
N. Zhu
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science and Telecommunication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
L.-X. Yang
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science and Telecommunication Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P.R. China
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Abstract

The minibands and minigaps in the transmission bands of one-dimensional photonic crystals have been studied through Bloch’s theorem, the tight-binding method and calculations based on the transfer matrix method. The minigap depths are dependent on the resonance intensity within the layers of one-dimensional photonic crystals and can be manipulated through the incidence angle. For a special structure and incidence angle, a polarization-independent flattop band can be achieved.

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© EDP Sciences, 2012

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