Photonic band gap and defect mode from a layered periodic structure with anisotropic nonmagnetic right-handed and left-handed metamaterials

Abstract

We demonstrate a photonic band gap (PBG) from a layered periodic structure containing anisotropic nonmagnetic right-handed and left-handed metamaterials whose permittivity elements are partially negative. A set of criteria imposed on materials and structures to realize a PBG is derived, and the transmission spectra are also discussed. When a defect layer is introduced, some unusual properties are found in contrast to that of a defect mode in ordinary PBG structures.