@article {2334,
	title = {Theoretical analysis of three-dimensional polaritonic photonic crystals},
	journal = {Physical Review B},
	volume = {72},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {075107 (7 pages)},
	abstract = {<p>The optical properties of three-dimensional photonic crystals consisting of polaritonic spheres in a dielectric host medium are studied by means of accurate numerical calculations using the on-shell layer-multiple-scattering method. The transmission characteristics of finite slabs of these materials are related to the complex band structure of the corresponding infinite crystals and the effect of dissipative losses is examined.</p>},
	author = {G. Gantzounis and N. Stefanou}
}
