One dimensional photonic media characterized by uniform distributions of clusters

TL;DR

This paper investigates one-dimensional disordered photonic structures with clustered high refractive index layers, revealing how cluster size influences transmission and uncovering oscillatory behavior that advances understanding of random photonic systems.

Contribution

It introduces a novel method of creating disordered photonic media with controlled cluster sizes and analyzes their transmission properties, providing new insights into the physics of such systems.

Findings

Transmission varies with maximum cluster size, showing a minimum and oscillations.

Controlled clustering affects the optical properties of disordered media.

Results offer new understanding of wave behavior in random photonic structures.

Abstract

We realized one dimensional disordered photonic structures by grouping high refractive index layers in clusters, randomly distributed in such structure. We have control on the maximum size of the cluster and on the ratio high-low refractive index layers. By studying the average transmission as a function of the maximum cluster size, we observe a trend with a minimum and very interesting oscillations. Our results provide new insight in the physics of random systems.