TY - JOUR
T1 - Analytical determination of the stop band tuning of photonic crystals infiltrated with liquid crystals
AU - Manzanares-Martinez, J.
AU - Castro-Garay, P.
AU - Urrutia-Banuelos, E.
AU - Moctezuma-Enriquez, D.
PY - 2011/9/14
Y1 - 2011/9/14
N2 - We demonstrate that the tuning of the optical properties of a photonic crystal infiltrated with liquid crystal can be calculate using the Von-Laue diffraction condition. We present a simple formula to predict the shift of the stop band for all the diffraction orders using an effective index of the composite structure. We consider that our formula is useful to determine in a simple manner the shift of the optical properties of tunable photonic crystals. We compare the accuracy of our method with calculations obtained with the Plane Wave Method.
AB - We demonstrate that the tuning of the optical properties of a photonic crystal infiltrated with liquid crystal can be calculate using the Von-Laue diffraction condition. We present a simple formula to predict the shift of the stop band for all the diffraction orders using an effective index of the composite structure. We consider that our formula is useful to determine in a simple manner the shift of the optical properties of tunable photonic crystals. We compare the accuracy of our method with calculations obtained with the Plane Wave Method.
M3 - Article
SP - 551
EP - 557
JO - Advanced Studies in Theoretical Physics
JF - Advanced Studies in Theoretical Physics
SN - 0131-3311
ER -