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Zero-averaged refractive-index gaps extension by using photonic heterostructures containing negative-index materials

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We show theoretically that the frequency range of the zero-averaged refractive-index gap can be substantially extended in a photonic heterostructure containing negative-index materials. This photonic heterostructure consists of different one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystals. The constituent 1D photonic crystals have to be properly chosen in such a way that their zero-averaged refractive-index gap of the adjacent photonic crystals overlap each other.

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  1. College of Science, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266510, China

    H. Y. Zhang, Y. P. Zhang, W. H. Liu, Y. Q. Wang & J. G. Yang

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Zhang, H.Y., Zhang, Y.P., Liu, W.H. et al. Zero-averaged refractive-index gaps extension by using photonic heterostructures containing negative-index materials. Appl. Phys. B 96, 67–70 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3419-x

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