Sol-gel fabrication of one-dimensional photonic crystals with predicted transmission spectra

Abstract

One-dimensional multilayer structures of periodically alternating low refractive index (silica) and high refractive index (titania) materials have been deposited by sol-gel spincoating. Experimental spectra of the structures are in agreement with spectra calculated by transfer matrix technique. As an example, theoretical and experimental spectra with a stop band corresponding 600 nm-reflection are shown.