Preparation and Optical Properties of One-Dimensional Ag/SiOx Photonic Crystal

Abstract:

The photonic crystal has the property that electromagnetic waves with interval of frequency in photonic band gap (PBG) can not be propagated, so it has important applying and researching value. The traditional one-dimensional photonic crystal is with narrow band gap width, and the reflection within the band is small, especially the band gap is sensitive to the incident angle and the polarization of light. A new photonic band gap (PBG) structure, metallodielectric photonic crystal by inserting metal film in the medium can overcomes the shortcomings mentioned above. The one-dimensional Ag/SiOx photonic crystal was prepared, and theoretical and experimental researches were developed. The results show that photonic band gap appears gradually and the band gap width increase with increasing of period of repeating thickness. With the thickness of Ag film increasing, the band gap width increases, but the starting wavelength of the photonic band gap keeps unchanged. With thickness of SiOx film increasing, the band gap width of photonic band gap also increases, but it is not obvious and starting wavelength increases.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 576)
• Pages: 27-31
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.576.27
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Gai Mei Zhang*, Can Wang, Yan Jun Guo, Wang Wei, Xiao Xiang Song
• Keywords: Band Gap, Optical Property, Photonic Crystal (PC), Reflection Spectra

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