Optical Tamm states, a kind of interface modes, are also called Tamm plasmon-polaritons. They are experimentally observed in photonic heterostructures based on microstrip transmission lines. The position of optical Tamm states can be designed exactly under effective impedance match and effective phase shift match conditions. Our results show that the photonic band gaps can have the effect of negative-permittivity or negative-permeability media in constructing the interface modes. The simulations and experimental results agree with each other quite well.

• Received 27 March 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.78.026607