Negative group velocity in layer-by-layer chiral photonic crystals

Details Negative group velocity in layer-by-layer chiral photonic crystals Negative group velocity in layer-by-layer chiral photonic crystals

2008-11-10

arxiv.org/abs/0811.1438v1

Physics

Optics

29 pages, 12 figures

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We study the group velocity of light in layer-by-layer chiral photonic crystals composed of dielectrics and metals. Through studying the band structures with an extended-zone scheme that is given by a Fourier analysis, we show the existence of negative group velocity in the proposed chiral structures. The physical mechanism is interpreted with the help of a simplified model that has an analytical solution. The iso-frequency contours of the photonic band structure suggest that the negative group velocity can lead to either positive or negative refraction, depending on the orientation of the medium interface. We propose a feasible realization of such kind of photonic crystals. Computational results on the proposed realization are consistent with that of the simplified models.

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