| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
College of Science |
| Department |
Physics |
| Creator |
Vardeny, Zeev Valentine; Raikh, Mikhail E. |
| Other Author |
Huang, J.; Eradat, N.; Zakhidov, A. A.; Baughman, R. H. |
| Title |
Anomalous coherent backscattering of light from opal photonic crystals |
| Date |
2001-05 |
| Description |
We studied coherent backscattering (CBS) of light from opal photonic crystals with incomplete band gaps. We observed a dramatic broadening of the CBS cone for incident angles close to the Bragg condition in the crystals. We modify the conventional CBS theory to incorporate Bragg attenuation resulting from the photonic band structure. By fitting the CBS data with the modified theory, we extract both the disorder-induced light mean-free path and the Bragg attenuation length of the inherent opal photonic crystal. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
American Physical Society |
| Journal Title |
Physical Review Letters |
| Volume |
86 |
| Issue |
21 |
| First Page |
4815 |
| Last Page |
4818 |
| DOI |
10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4815 |
| citatation_issn |
0031-9007 |
| Subject |
Coherent backscattering; Bragg condition |
| Subject LCSH |
Opals -- Optical properties; Photonic crystals; Backscattering |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Huang, J., Eradat, N., Raikh, M. E., Vardeny, Z. V., Zakhidov, A. A., & Baughman, R. H. (2001). Anomalous coherent backscattering of light from opal photonic crystals. Physical Review Letters, 86(21), 4815-8. |
| Rights Management |
(c) American Physical Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4815 |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
111,667 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,9959 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pv7413 |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
707381 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv7413 |
