Effective refractive index of face-centered-cubic and hexagonal close-packed 250 nm-SiO2 based colloidal crystals

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Abstract

A quantitative kinematic analysis, of the refraction properties of face-centered-cubic and hexagonal close-packed 250 nm-SiO2-based colloidal crystals, was performed using the plane wave expansion method. The angle-dependent effective refractive index, for different frequencies, was calculated taking into account the continuity of the tangential component of the wave vector across the interface and the energy conservation principle as well. The results demonstrate that the unusual optical properties, of the close packed SiO2-based colloidal crystals, depend strongly on the sphere-packing symmetry rather than from the material itself.

Original languageEnglish
Article number063518
JournalJournal of Nanophotonics
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • artificial opals
  • close packed face centered cubic
  • equi-frequency surfaces
  • hexagonal close packed
  • photonic crystals
  • plane wave expansion method
  • refraction properties

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