Abstract
Using both the plane-wave and the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method, the photon band structure is calculated within the scalar wave approximation for a fcc lattice of dielectric microspheres embedded within a uniform host medium. The plane-wave method is found to converge fairly rapidly. The optimal volume-filling fraction of spheres for the creation of a gap in the photon density of states is found to vary substantially with the relative dielectric constant r, and this gap persists for r as small as 3.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 10188-10190 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics