The band structures of symmetrical Fibonacci sequences (SFS) composed of positive and negative refractive index materials are studied with a transfer matrix method. A new type of omnidirectional zero-<InlineEquation ID="Equ2"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">$\bar{n}$</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> gaps is found in the SFS. In contrast to the Bragg gaps, such an omnidirectional...</equationsource></inlineequation>

A first-principles study has been performed to evaluate the electronic and optical properties of wurtzite Zn<Subscript>1-x</Subscript>Mg<Subscript>x</Subscript>O. Substitutional doping is considered with Mg concentrations of x=0, 0.0625, 0.125, 0.1875 and 0.25, respectively. Mg incorporation can induce band gap widening due to the decrease...</subscript></subscript>

Amorphous SnO<Subscript>2</Subscript> thin films have been deposited using different spraying times via the spray pyrolysis method. The structure of the films was analyzed by X-ray diffraction and the results obtained showed that the structure of the films was almost non-crystalline. The optical properties of these...</subscript>

In this paper we investigate the intrinsic optical bistability (IOB) in a ferroelectric (FE) single layer using an alternative analysis. The FE material is considered to have an intensity-dependent refractive index where the third order nonlinear susceptibility χ<Superscript>(3)</Superscript> acts like Kerr coefficient....</superscript>