Plasma photonic crystals (PPCs) are emerging as a powerful instrument for the dynamical control of the electromagnetic properties of a propagating wave. Here we demonstrate several one-dimensional (1D) PPCs with uniquely designed superlattice structures, annular structures or with incorporation of the third material into the primitive unit cell. The influences of the properties of the third material as well as the structural configurations of suplerlattices on the transmittance characteristics of PPCs have been investigated by use of the finite element method. The optimal design strategy for producing PPCs that have more and larger band gaps is provided. These new schemes can potentially be extended to 2D or 3D plasma crystals, which may find broad applications in the manipulation of microwaves and terahertz waves.

等离子体光子晶体 (PPC) 正在成为一种强大的工具，用于动态控制传播波的电磁特性。在这里，我们展示了几种具有独特设计的超晶格结构、环形结构或将第三种材料结合到原始晶胞中的一维 (1D) PPC。使用有限元方法研究了第三种材料的性能以及超晶格的结构配置对PPCs透射特性的影响。提供了生产具有更多和更大带隙的 PPC 的最佳设计策略。这些新方案有可能扩展到 2D 或 3D 等离子体晶体，这可能会在微波和太赫兹波的处理中得到广泛应用。