Abstract
We present a robust method for computing the reflection of arbitrarily
shaped and sized beams from finite thickness photonic crystals. The
method is based on dividing the incident beam into plane waves, each of
which can be solved individually using Bloch periodic boundary
conditions. This procedure allows us to take a full advantage of the
crystal symmetry and also leads to a linear scaling of the computation
time with respect to the number of plane waves needed to expand the
incident beam. The algorithm for computing the reflection of an
individual plane wave is also reviewed. Finally, we find an excellent
agreement between the computational results and measurement data
obtained from opals that are synthesized using polystyrene and
poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2653 - 2667 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |