Silica Nano-Networks as Stretches on Segmented SU8 Rods for Sub-Wavelength Photonics

Francois Doré, Bruno Bêche, Nolwenn Huby, F. Artzner, Lionel Camberlein, Etienne Gaviot
DOI: 10.4236/opj.2011.11003                

Abstract

The optical properties of CdBr₂ were studied by first principle using the density functional theory. The dielectric functions and optical constants are calculated using the full potential-linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method with the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The theoretical calculated optical properties and energy Loss (EEL) spectrum yield a static refractive index of 2.1 and a plasmon energy of 13eV for hexagonal phase. The results, in comparison with the published data, are in good agreement with the experimental and previous theoretical results.

Keywords

Optical Properties, CdBr₂, WIEN2k, FP-LAPW, DFT, GGA

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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