Imaging of Iso-frequency Contours via Resonance-Enhanced Scattering in Near-Pristine Photonic Crystals

Abstract

The iso-frequency contours of a photonic crystal are important for predicting and understanding exotic optical phenomena that are not apparent from high-symmetry band structure visualizations. Here, we demonstrate a method to directly visualize the iso-frequency contours of high-quality photonic crystal slabs that shows quantitatively good agreement with numerical results throughout the visible spectrum. Our technique relies on resonance-enhanced photon scattering from generic fabrication disorder and surface roughness, so it can be applied to general photonic and plasmonic crystals, or even quasi-crystals. We also present an analytical model of the scattering process, which explains the observation of iso-frequency contours in our technique. Furthermore, the iso-frequency contours provide information about the characteristics of the disorder and therefore serve as a feedback tool to improve fabrication processes.

8 pages, 5 figures

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