Abstract

A hybrid computational method of plane-wave and cylindrical-wave expansions for distributed Bragg-reflector (DBR) pillars is proposed. The plane-wave expansion is employed to represent the one-dimensional periodic structure of the DBR. The cylindrical-wave expansion is employed to describe the scattering by circular pillars with the DBR structure inside. This formalism enables us to calculate the radiation fields, $t$ matrices, scattering cross sections, photonic band structures, and quality factors of the DBR pillars. Furthermore, optical properties of arrayed DBR pillars are also investigated with the aid of the multiple-scattering method. Using this formalism, we demonstrate explicitly that high $Q$ photonic band modes including the so-called bound states in continuum are obtained both in isolated and arrayed DBR pillars. We also present a novel formation of gapless Dirac-cone surface states in a three-dimensional photonic crystal composed of a two-dimensional periodic arrangement of core-shell DBR pillars.

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