Properties of low frequency TE-electromagnetic wave in ternary plasma photonic crystal

In this study, the oblique incident of the electromagnetic waves with frequencies lower than plasma frequency in one dimensional ternary plasma photonic crystal has been investigated. The unit cell of crystal contains a plasma layer that is embedded in two different dielectric layers. Using the wave equation, Bloch theory, and boundary condition, the dispersion relation, the group velocity and the reflection relation of the structure have been obtained. Numerical results are presented in the form of dispersion curves. The dependence of photonic band gap characteristics on plasma frequency is discussed. One attempt has been made to show how the photonic band gap characteristic of a particular structure changes when the dielectric material of the unit cell is replaced by other dielectric materials or when the incident angle of the electromagnetic wave is changed. Results show that plasma layer characteristics has a significant effect on band gaps and wave propagation characteristics; also the results show that the proposed multi-layered structure can act as a tunable photonic crystal which can be controlled by the external parameters.