Broad flattop transparent photonic band in truncated photonic crystals composed of the symmetric unit cell

Abstract

We theoretically show that a one-dimensional finite all-dielectric periodic structure composed of symmetric unit cells can possess a broad flattop transparent photonic band. In contrast to the conventional viewpoint that the thickness of the truncated photonic crystals affects the transmission within the pass band, the transparent photonic band is insensitive to the change of the periodic number since the equivalent refractive indices of our structures can be nearly equal to that of the background in a wide frequency range. With easy fabrication, this broad flattop transparent photonic band will play an important role in the broadband filtering.