Augmented-plane-wave method for photonic band-gap materials

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1998 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.8819· OSTI ID:627809

Sailor, W C; Mueller, F M ^[1]; Villeneuve, P R ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico87545 (United States)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139 (United States)

We present a numerical method for computing the eigenstates of a photonic band-gap material based on the augmented plane-wave method. The method uses a functional basis set well suited for structures with spherical and cylindrical elements, and allows for fast numerical convergence with a small number of expansion terms. In addition, the method has the ability of dealing with both metallic and dielectric elements without special treatment. The method is applied to an array of long parallel rods with circular cross section. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

• OSTI ID: 627809
• Journal Information: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 57; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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