Published 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

Light-induced modification of 3D photonic band structure detected by means of photoreflection

  • 1. Institute of Molecular and Atomic Physics, National Academy of Science of Belarus, Minsk (Belarus)

Description

Porous synthetic opal possessing a three-dimensional photonic band structure of semimetallic type was impregnated with polycrystalline CdS. The photonic stop band in (111) direction was examined by means of photoreflection technique. Under cw laser excitation of semiconductor inclusions the reflectance of the system changes indicating a modification of photonic band structure. A possible mechanism is discussed. Numerical simulations within the framework of quasicrystalline approximation are given. (author)

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Augmented title (English)
CdS

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Physica Polonica. Series A
Journal Volume
95
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 335-342
ISSN
0587-4246

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Notes
24 refs, 4 figs