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Optical Reflector and Selective Polarization Filter Based on 1D-Photonic Crystal Containing Si-YBCO Layer

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In this communication, the design of broad band optical reflector and selective polarization filter using a one-dimensional photonic crystal (1D-PC) containing superconductor and semiconductor layer has been proposed and investigated theoretically. The proposed design consists of alternate layers of yttrium barium copper oxide YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) and silicon (Si), respectively. The refractive indices of YBCO and Si layers are modulated as the function of temperature and wavelength both. This characteristic brings this study closer to actual physical implementation. To obtain the reflectance and transmittance properties of the proposed structure and to analyze the propagation characteristics of electromagnetic waves, the transfer matrix method (TMM) has been employed. The analysis of the reflectance spectra shows that near the critical temperature of YBCO layers no broad band reflection (from 0 to 85°) is observed. On the other hand, when the temperature is lowered below the critical temperature, ODR arises. The proposed YBCO/Si structure gives a broad band reflection band (from 1394 to 1621 nm (bandwidth 227 nm)) for both TE and TM modes of polarizations at 85 K. Also, at higher incident angles, the proposed structure acts as a selective polarization-based filter without introducing any defect in the geometry.

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V. K. numerically computed the result and prepared all Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. He wrote the introduction and theoretical part. S. K. introduced the concept and wrote the main manuscript text, result, and discussion. R. K. reviewed the manuscript and rechecked the whole manuscript.

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Kumar, V., Srivastava, S.K. & Kumar, R. Optical Reflector and Selective Polarization Filter Based on 1D-Photonic Crystal Containing Si-YBCO Layer. Braz J Phys 54, 109 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-024-01492-0

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