a Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland b Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
Abstract:
We have shown theoretically and experimentally the possibility of PBG extension by introducing a silicon wall thickness disorder into the photonic structure. Experiments have been conducted in the infrared spectrum range and calculations have been performed for 1D photonic crystals based on a grooved-silicon structure.