Tuning full photonic band gap with plasma frequency in two-dimensional photonic crystals composed of anisotropic dielectric rods in plasma background

Abstract

In this study, we analyze full photonic band gap formation and properties of two-dimensional photonic crystals with square lattice, composed of anisotropic tellurium rods with different geometric shapes in a plasma background. Using the finite-difference time-domain method, we discuss the tunability of the full photonic band gap width as a function of the plasma frequency for different values of tellurium rod’s parameters. The calculated results show that our proposed structures represent full photonic band gaps with considerable width, which are dependent on plasma frequency.