Equivalent Circuit Model for One-Dimensional Plasma Photonic Crystals

Abstract

Plasma photonic crystals (PPCs) is promising metamaterial for electromagnetic wave transmission, due to its superior performance and broad application prospects. However, the design of plasma photonic crystals with adjustable structural parameters is one of the main issues limiting its commercial application. We propose a new method to use the equivalent circuit model to quickly analyze the electromagnetic wave propagation characteristics of 1D PPC. The 1D PPCs structure was constructed with vacuum discharge tube, and we found that the experiment is consistent with the simulation. The research results provide theoretical guidance for the design and optimization of microwave segment multi-channel filters and dynamic microwave devices.