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A study of a phase formalism for calculating the cumulative density of states of one-dimensional photonic crystals

Abram, R.A.; Greshnov, A.A.; Brand, S.; Kaliteevski, M.A.

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Authors

R.A. Abram

A.A. Greshnov

S. Brand

M.A. Kaliteevski



Abstract

We explore a phase formalism that underpins a method of calculation of the cumulative density of states of one-dimensional photonic crystals based on the node counting theorem. Node counting is achieved by considering the spatial dependence of a phase variable proportional to the logarithmic derivative of the electric field in the structure. The properties of the phase variable are considered for photonic crystals in general, and illustrative algebraic and numerical results are presented for the phase variable and cumulative density of states of a model crystal. It is also shown how a simple extension of the theory can facilitate the calculation of the reflectivity of finite samples. For a disordered model crystal, a differential equation for the distribution function of the phase variable is derived and then used to obtain a closed-form expression for the ensemble-averaged cumulative density of states and numerical results to illustrate band tailing in the photonic bandgap.

Citation

Abram, R., Greshnov, A., Brand, S., & Kaliteevski, M. (2017). A study of a phase formalism for calculating the cumulative density of states of one-dimensional photonic crystals. Journal of Modern Optics, 64(15), 1501-1509. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2017.1296597

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 9, 2017
Online Publication Date Mar 8, 2017
Publication Date Aug 22, 2017
Deposit Date Jul 4, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Modern Optics
Print ISSN 0950-0340
Electronic ISSN 1362-3044
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 64
Issue 15
Pages 1501-1509
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2017.1296597

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