@article {2359,
	title = {Absolute spectral gaps for infrared light and hypersound in three-dimensional metallodielectric phoxonic crystals},
	journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
	volume = {96},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {231917 (3 pages)},
	abstract = {<p>By means of full electrodynamic and elastodynamic multiple-scattering calculations we study the optical and acoustic properties of three-dimensional lattices of metallic nanospheres implanted in a dielectric host. Our results show that such structures exhibit omnidirectional spectral gaps for both telecom infrared light and hypersound, with relatively low absorptive losses. This class of dual (phoxonic) band-gap materials is an essential step toward the hypersonic modulation of light and could lead to the development of efficient acousto-optical devices.</p>},
	author = {N. Papanikolaou and I.E. Psarobas and N. Stefanou}
}
