1998/11/05 by D.N. Chigrin, Dmitry N. Chigrin, Andrei V. Lavrinenko +5 · 5 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Optical Coatings and Gratings #Photonic Crystals and Applications #Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s003390050849
published as Appl. Phys. A, vol. 68 (1999), pp. 25-28 · 4 pages, 5 figures; submitted to Applied Physics A
arxiv created 1998/11/05 · openalex publication_date 1999/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We show that under certain conditions one-dimensional dielectric lattice possesses total omnidirectional reflection of incident light. The predictions are verified experimentally using Na3AlF6/ZnSe multilayer structure developed by means of standard optical technology. The structure was found to exhibit reflection coefficient more then 99% in the range of incident angles 0-86 (degree) at the wavelength of 632.8 nm for s-polarization. The results are believed to stimulate new experiments on photonic crystals and controlled spontaneous emission.