A layer-by-layer metallic photonic band-gap structure
- Ames Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy and the Microelectronics Research Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
- Ames Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering and the Microelectronics Research Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
A new photonic band-gap structure has been developed using a periodic array of metallic rods. Structures have been designed and built that operate in the 75{endash}110 GHz frequency range. A periodic structure shows a high-pass transmission characteristic, while the addition of a defect to the structure adds a bandpass response. Measured responses show good agreement with theoretical simulations. A defect mode operated in the reflection mode showed a quality factor {ital Q} of 461. This new metallic structure is considerably smaller than comparable dielectric photonic band-gap structures, and should be useful for building compact, inexpensive filters with operating frequencies ranging from 1 GHz to 1 THz. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- Ames National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-82
- OSTI ID:
- 283791
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 68, Issue 19; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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