Vol. 36, Issue 1, pp. 51-56

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Vol. 36 Issue 1 pp. 51-56

The modelling of high-contrast photonic crystal slabs using the novel extension of the effective index method

Maciej Dems, Wlodzimierz Nakwaski

Keywords

photonic crystal slabs, effective index method

Abstract

This paper presents a new approach to determination of the band structure in two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal slabs using the enhanced effective index approximation. The proposed method remains valid in the wide frequency range even for high-index contrast heterostructures.

Vol. 36
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pp. 51-56

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