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We have studied typical features in reflection spectra of the (111) surface of opal photonic crystals based on synthetic opals filled with Eu2O3-doped silica sols. The reflection spectrum of the composite of opal and europium-doped silica sols is found to contain a resonance at a wavelength of 617.5 nm. A theory has been developed for describing the optical dispersion of resonant photonic crystals. We have calculated the dispersion curves and reflectivity of undoped and Eu2O3-doped opal crystals and compared the calculated reflection spectra to experimental data. Nanocomposites of opal and europium-doped silica sols can be used in laser cavities.
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Original Russian Text © V.S. Gorelik, S.N. Ivicheva, Yu.F. Kargin, V.V. Filatov, 2013, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2013, Vol. 49, No. 7, pp. 733–739.
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Gorelik, V.S., Ivicheva, S.N., Kargin, Y.F. et al. Optical dispersion in synthetic opal matrices filled with europium-oxide-doped silica sols. Inorg Mater 49, 685–691 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168513060046
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