Experiment and simulation on one-dimensional plasma photonic crystals

Journal Article · Wed Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2014 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4898627· OSTI ID:22299726

Zhang, Lin; Ouyang, Ji-Ting ^[1]

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1. School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081 (China)

The transmission characteristics of microwaves passing through one-dimensional plasma photonic crystals (PPCs) have been investigated by experiment and simulation. The PPCs were formed by a series of discharge tubes filled with argon at 5 Torr that the plasma density in tubes can be varied by adjusting the discharge current. The transmittance of X-band microwaves through the crystal structure was measured under different discharge currents and geometrical parameters. The finite-different time-domain method was employed to analyze the detailed properties of the microwaves propagation. The results show that there exist bandgaps when the plasma is turned on. The properties of bandgaps depend on the plasma density and the geometrical parameters of the PPCs structure. The PPCs can perform as dynamical band-stop filter to control the transmission of microwaves within a wide frequency range.

• OSTI ID: 22299726
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 21; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ARGON
CONTROL
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
CRYSTALS
CURRENTS
FILTERS
FREQUENCY RANGE
MICROWAVE RADIATION
PLASMA DENSITY
SIMULATION
TRANSMISSION