Scattering-matrix treatment of patterned multilayer photonic structures

We present calculations of surface reflectivity and emission spectra for mu ltilayer dielectric waveguides with a two-dimensional patterning of deep ho les. The spectra are obtained using a scattering-matrix treatment to propag ate electromagnetic waves through the structure. This treatment incorporate s, in a natural way, the extended boundary conditions necessary to describe external reflection and emission processes. The calculated spectra demonst rate how such measurements can be used to obtain experimental information a bout the waveguide photonic band structure, the coupling of scattering mode s to external fields, and the field distribution within the waveguide. [S01 63-1829(99)15327-X].