Re: Is it possible to simulate the interface of two lattices? Similar to a 1D lattice with internal "structure"

"Steven G. Johnson" <[email protected]> Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:26:40 -0400
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> On Jul 27, 2017, at 4:40 PM, Chris Flower <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm interested in doing bandstructure calculations for a photonic =
crystal of two different lattice structures. For instance, imagine (in =
2D) a lattice of rods of radius R1 for all lattice sites with y>0, and =
radius R2 for all lattice sites with y<0. (With R1 !=3D R2 of course.)
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> In my mind, this would require simulating a 1D lattice, where the unit =
cell is infinite in the y direction, periodic in x. This is quite =
similar to previous discussions on mpb-discuss about simulating bragg =
reflectors. The main difference with the bragg reflector case is that =
there is no internal "structure" in the y direction in the unit cell, =
aka it is uniform in y.
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> Is a structure like this possible to create in MPB? Please let me know =
if my description is unclear at all.=20


MPB could calculate things like surface states localized at the =
interface (via a supercell calculation).    It can't calculate things =
like reflection coefficients.=

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class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jul 27, 2017, at 4:40 PM, Chris Flower &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D"">I'm interested in doing =
bandstructure calculations for a photonic crystal of two different =
lattice structures. For instance, imagine (in 2D) a lattice of rods of =
radius R1 for all lattice sites with y&gt;0, and radius R2 for all =
lattice sites with y&lt;0. (With R1 !=3D R2 of course.)</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D""><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D"">In my mind, this =
would require simulating a 1D lattice, where the unit cell is infinite =
in the y direction, periodic in x. This is quite similar to previous =
discussions on mpb-discuss about simulating bragg reflectors. The main =
difference with the bragg reflector case is that there is no internal =
"structure" in the y direction in the unit cell, aka it is uniform in =
y.</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D""><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8px" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px" =
class=3D"">Is a structure like this possible to create in MPB? Please =
let me know if my description is unclear at =
all.&nbsp;</span></div></div></blockquote><br class=3D""></div><div><br =
class=3D""></div>MPB could calculate things like surface states =
localized at the interface (via a supercell calculation). &nbsp; =
&nbsp;It can't calculate things like reflection =
coefficients.</body></html>=

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