Resonant photonic band gap structures realized from molecular-beam-epitaxially grown InGaAs/GaAs Bragg-spaced quantum wells

A comprehensive study of the growth and fabrication of Bragg-spaced quantum well, a type of resonant photonic band gap structure is conducted. Results revealed that drift in the growth rate greater than a few percent leads to collapse of the resonant photonic band gap (RPBG), while random disorder of several percent leads to extra peaks in the RPBG due to coupling to the intermediate band.