Evidence of local effects in anomalous refraction and focusing properties of dodecagonal photonic quasicrystals
arXiv:0804.1692 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.193104
Abstract
We present the key results from a comprehensive study of the refraction and focusing properties of a two-dimensional dodecagonal photonic ``quasicrystal'' (PQC), carried out via both full-wave numerical simulations and microwave measurements on a slab made of alumina rods inserted in a parallel-plate waveguide. We observe anomalous refraction and focusing in several frequency regions, confirming some recently published results. However, our interpretation, based on numerical and experimental evidence, differs substantially from the one in terms of ``effective negative refractive-index'' that was originally proposed. Instead, our study highlights the critical role played by short-range interactions associated with local order and symmetry.
arXiv comment4 pages, 5 figures, accepted on Physical Review B as Brief Report
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