High plasmon concentration on the surfaces of rectangular metallic rods embedded in air in a 2D photonic crystal

Abstract

Using the revised plane wave method, we calculated the photonic band structure (PBS) considering TE polarization of a square 2D photonic crystal made of rectangular metallic rods embedded in air. In case of square rods and comparing different plasma frequencies, we found a characteristic band distribution related with the existence of localized plasmons on the rod surfaces, and also we found that this type of rod shape contributes to a high concentration of the electromagnetic field close to the rod corners. Considering rectangular rods and varying one of the sides of the rods, we found a PBS that presents a reorganization of the bands in comparing with the low dispersion present in the square rod case, related with a high localization of the radiation on the rod surfaces.