Complete photonic bandgap in a low-index two-dimensional quasicrystalline structure.

A bandgap in the continuum spectrum of photons in addition to its basic physical significance has strong potential for applications. Analogous to semiconductor crystals for electrons, periodic dielectric structures named photonic crystals were proposed to control photon flux propagation. In our search for low refractive index (RI) structures with a photonic bandgap, initial research efforts were focused on photonic crystal design, while aperiodic structures allow lower values of refractive index contrast to sustain a photonic bandgap.