Negative refraction and subwavelength imaging in a hexagonal two-dimensional annular photonic crystal

Negative refraction in a hexagonal two-dimensional (2D) annular photonic crystal (APC) has been studied. The photonic band structure and equal frequency contours of the designed APC are analyzed using the plane wave expansion method, and the subwavelength imaging is simulated using finite-difference time-domain method. Numerical simulation results indicate that negative refraction and subwavelength imaging can be realized in the designed APC. The resolution of the designed APC slab is better than the radiation wavelength. (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4773338]