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Effect of disorder on photonic band gaps

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
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  1. Ames Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Microelectronics Research Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
We study the transmission of electromagnetic waves propagating in three-dimensional disordered photonic crystals that are periodic on the average with a diamond symmetry. The transmission has been calculated using the transfer matrix method. We study two different geometries for the scatterers: spheres and rods connecting nearest neighbors. We find that the gaps of the periodic structure survive to a higher amount of disorder in the rods{close_quote} case than in the spheres{close_quote} case. We argue that this is due to the connectivity of the rod structure that exists for any amount of disorder. thinsp {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society}
OSTI ID:
341380
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 59; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMDO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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