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Disorder-induced modification of the transmission of light through two-dimensional photonic crystals

Beggs, DM; Kaliteevski, MA; Abram, RA; Cassagne, D; Albert, JP

Authors

DM Beggs

MA Kaliteevski

RA Abram

D Cassagne

JP Albert



Abstract

Disordered two-dimensional photonic crystals with a complete photonic band-gap have been investigated. Transmission and reflection spectra have been modelled for both ballistic and scattered light. The density of states and electromagnetic field profiles of disorder-induced localized states have also been calculated, for various levels of disorder. It is found that there is a threshold-like behaviour in the amount of disorder. Below the threshold, it is seen that there is a vanishing probability of disorder-induced localized states being introduced into the centre of the photonic band-gap, but that edge-states narrow the band-gap. Above the threshold, there is a non-zero probability of disorder-induced localized states throughout the photonic band-gap, and the modification of the transmission and reflection spectra due to disorder rapidly increases with increasing disorder.

Citation

Beggs, D., Kaliteevski, M., Abram, R., Cassagne, D., & Albert, J. (2005). Disorder-induced modification of the transmission of light through two-dimensional photonic crystals. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 17(12), 1781-1790. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/17/12/002

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 30, 2005
Deposit Date Jan 24, 2011
Journal Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Print ISSN 0953-8984
Electronic ISSN 1361-648X
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 12
Pages 1781-1790
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/17/12/002
Keywords Condensed matter: Electrical, Magnetic, Optical, Optics, Quantum optics, Lasers.