Two-dimensional Penrose-tiled photonic quasicrystals: diffraction of light and fractal density of modes

Kaliteevski, M.A.; Brand, S.; Abram, R.A.; Krauss, T.F.; de La Rue, R.M.; Millar, P.

doi:10.1080/09500340008232430

Two-dimensional Penrose-tiled photonic quasicrystals: diffraction of light and fractal density of modes

Kaliteevski, M.A.; Brand, S.; Abram, R.A.; Krauss, T.F.; de La Rue, R.M.; Millar, P.

Authors

M.A. Kaliteevski

S. Brand

R.A. Abram

T.F. Krauss

R.M. de La Rue

P. Millar

Abstract

We report measurements of the diffraction pattern of a two-dimensional photonic quasicrystal structure. Using a set of plane waves defined by the diffraction pattern we introduce a theoretical approach for the calculation of the band structure which captures the rotational and inflational properties of the quasicrystal. Based on this model we find that the density of modes of the quasicrystal displays a fractal character and a depleted region analogous to the band gap in a periodic system.

Citation

Kaliteevski, M., Brand, S., Abram, R., Krauss, T., de La Rue, R., & Millar, P. (2000). Two-dimensional Penrose-tiled photonic quasicrystals: diffraction of light and fractal density of modes. Journal of Modern Optics, 47(11), 1771-1778. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340008232430

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Sep 1, 2000
Deposit Date	Dec 16, 2010
Journal	Journal of Modern Optics
Print ISSN	0950-0340
Electronic ISSN	1362-3044
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	47
Issue	11
Pages	1771-1778
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340008232430