Title :
Geometric freedom for constructing variable size photonic bandgap structures
Author :
Zarbakhsh, Javad ; Isfahani, Farnaz G. ; Chaloupka, Jiri ; Rinnerbauer, Veronika ; Hingerl, Kurt
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Halbleiter und Festkorperphys., Linz Univ., Austria
Abstract :
We study the effects of geometrical parameter variation on the properties of photonic crystals. We show that long-range periodicity is not necessary for the formation of bandgaps, which leads to new flexible photonic crystal designs.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; bandgap formation; flexible photonic crystal designs; geometric freedom; geometrical parameter variation; long-range periodicity; photonic bandgap; photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
