Optical properties of silver nanocomposites and photonic band gap – Pressure dependence

Abstract

We theoretically investigate the effect of photonic band gaps in one dimensional photonic crystals based on nanocomposite of silver nanoparticles. The dielectric permittivity is computed based on the pressure dependence of plasma frequency and damping constant of silver nanoparticle. It leads to the tuning of photonic band gap. We have also investigated the change in photonic band gap due to the influence of filling factor and the size of the nanoparticles. Our results provide a guideline for designing potential photonic devices.