Physics – Condensed Matter – Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Scientific paper
2010-08-27
Phys. Rev. A 82 (2010) 053838
Physics
Condensed Matter
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
20 pages, 10 figures
Scientific paper
We study numerically the density of optical states (DOS) in two-dimensional photonic structures with short-range positional order, and observe a clear transition from polycrystalline to amorphous photonic systems. In polycrystals, photonic band gaps (PBGs) are formed within individual do- mains, which leads to a depletion of the DOS similar to that in periodic structures. In amorphous photonic media, the domain sizes are too small to form PBGs, thus the depletion of the DOS is weakened significantly. The critical domain size that separates the polycrystalline and amorphous regimes is determined by the attenuation length of Bragg scattering, which depends not only on the degree of positional order but also the refractive index contrast of the photonic material. Even with relatively low refractive index contrast, we find that modest short-range positional order in photonic structures enhances light confinement via collective scattering and interference.
Cao Hui
Guy Mikhael I.
Liew Seng-Fatt
Noh Heeso
O'Hern Corey S.
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