This work presents the results of computer modeling and experimental measurements of microwave transmission properties for one-dimensional periodic multi-layered photonic structures (PCs), composed of epoxy layers and composite layers filled with nanocarbon particles-multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphite nanoplatelets. The results show that the characteristics of observed photonic band gaps in transmission spectra of PC can be controlled by varying the parameters of layers, namely, the complex permittivity and the layer thickness. It was found that the insertion of the defects (for instance, magnetic layer) into photonic structure can change the EMR transmission spectrum. The comparative analysis of EMR transmission spectra for investigated photonic structures has showed good agreement between the experimental and simulated data. It was found that EMR absorption in composite layers of photonic structures shifts the transmission spectra to the smaller values of EMR transmission index and reduces the sharpness of photonic band gaps. Thus, by changing the parameters of composite layers in photonic structure, we can obtain the tunable photonic band gaps, necessary for technological applications in devices, capable of storing, guiding, and filtering microwaves.
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes; Composite layer; Dielectric permittivity; Electromagnetic radiation; Graphite nanoplatelets; Photonic crystal; Transmission index.