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The existence of a photonic band gap (PBG), in materials where the refractive index varies periodically, gives rise to many interesting and potentially useful properties, including the localization of light[1], the inhibition of radiation [2], etc., see Ref. 3 and references cited therein. These properties become more pronounced when the photonic gap is made large. Accordingly, the search for crystals with large PBGs has been extensive[1–4]. However, to our knowledge this search has had a limited success as it has identified structures with significant PBGs described by a gap-to-midgap frequency ratio of only about 20%.
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Akis, R., Vasilopoulos, P., Sezikeye, F. (1996). Photonic Band Gaps in Complex-Unit Systems and Quasi One-Dimensional Waveguides. In: Soukoulis, C.M. (eds) Photonic Band Gap Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 315. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1665-4_30
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