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Abstract:
For the first time, the band structure of three-dimensional cubic photonic approximants of quasicrystals is studied theoretically. The approximants of different orders are found to have large, near-isotropic band gaps in a wide range of permittivity values. The effect of atom coordination on the size and threshold of the photonic band gap is explored. The existence of a complete band gap in the cubic photonic quasicrystal with a body-centered six-dimensional lattice is demonstrated.

Key words:
photonic quasicrystals, photonic band gap.

Citation: Dyachenko PN, Miklyaev JuV, Dmitrienko VE, Pavelyev VS. Photonic band gap structure of the three-dimensional aproximants quasicrystal. Computer Optics 2008; 32(3): 216-22.

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