Investigation Of The Bragg-Snell Law In Photonic Crystals
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Gina Mayonado, Shabbir M. Mian, Valentina Robbiano, and Franco Cacialli
We present an optical experiment on photonic crystals suitable for an advanced physics laboratory course or a senior capstone project. Photonic crystals are periodically ordered composite systems made of materials that have different dielectric constants, and can be arranged in one, two, or three dimensions. They are characterized by a bandgap that depends on the size, arrangement and dielectric constant of the microstructures that make up the crystal. In addition, the bandgap spectrally shifts with the angle of incident light. These observations are captured by the Bragg-Snell law. In this paper, we describe a vertical deposition method for growing photonic crystals from a water suspension of polystyrene microspheres, as well as a simple transmission experiment that students can perform using a USB-spectrometer to explore the Bragg-Snell law.
2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College
Part of the BFY Conference series
College Park, MD: July 22-24, 2015
Pages 60-63
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Mayonado, G, S. Mian, V. Robbiano, and F. Cacialli. "Investigation Of The Bragg-Snell Law In Photonic Crystals." Paper presented at the 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College, College Park, MD, July 22-24, 2015. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13807&DocID=4228 (accessed 20 September 2024).
Mayonado, Gina, Shabbir Mian, Valentina Robbiano, and Franco Cacialli. "Investigation Of The Bragg-Snell Law In Photonic Crystals." 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College. College Park, MD: 2015. 60-63 of BFY Conference. 20 Sep. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13807&DocID=4228>.
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Title = {Investigation Of The Bragg-Snell Law In Photonic Crystals},
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