Influence of geometric disorder on the band structure of a photonic crystal : Experiment and theory

The influence of disorder on the optical-mode spectrum of chains of coupled micron-sized microcavities has been studied. The disorder is introduced by systematic variation of cavity sizes. The resulting spectra are interpreted in terms of modified dispersion for propagation along the chains accompanied by the appearance of bands of localized-impurity-like photonic states.

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