title: Manipulating full photonic band gaps in two dimensional birefringent photonic crystals.
abstract: The probability to realize a full photonic band gap in two-dimensional birefringent photonic crystals can be readily manipulated by introducing symmetry reduction or air holes in the crystal elements. The results lie in either creation of new band gaps or enlargement of existing band gaps. In particular, a combination of the two processes produces an effect much stronger than a simple summation of their individual contributions. Materials with both relatively low refractive index (rutile) and high refractive index (tellurium) were considered. The combined effect of introduction of symmetry reduction and air holes resulted in a maximum enlargement of the band gaps by 8.4% and 20.2%, respectively, for the two materials.
authors.affiliation: 1State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University 2699, Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China.
authors.forename: Remo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Proietti Zaccaria
authors.forename: Prabhat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawata
mesh_terms: D001718:Birefringence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017785:Photons; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*