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Main Authors: Mudi, Rina, Carpentiero, Alessandro, Bollani, Monica, Barozzi, Mario, Debnath, Kapil, Chiappini, Andrea, N, Shivakiran Bhaktha B.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.10701
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  • We report the existence of optical Tamm states (OTS) in inverse opal (IO) - based three-dimensional photonic crystal on a flat metal substrate, validated through both numerical simulations and experimental observations. Our fabrication approach for the Tamm inverse opal (Tamm-IO) structure is notably straightforward and does not involve corrosive chemicals. Upon infiltration of non-reactive solvents such as methanol and ethanol into the IO, a noticeable shift of the OTS, consistent with our simulations is observed, and the temporal dynamics of the same have been investigated. The experimentally obtained sensitivity is ~ 110 nm/RIU which is of the same order as the computed value, making the IO OTS to be an attractive sensing tool.