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arxiv: 1907.02403 · v1 · pith:ZQ47GXT2new · submitted 2019-07-04 · ❄️ cond-mat.dis-nn · physics.optics

Level spacing statistics for light in two-dimensional disordered photonic crystals

Jose M. Escalante , Sergey E. Skipetrov This is my paper

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classification ❄️ cond-mat.dis-nn physics.optics
keywords photonic crystalsdisordered medialevel spacing statisticsPoisson distributionWigner-Dyson distributionlocalized modesband gap
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The pith

In a two-dimensional disordered photonic crystal, localized TM modes inside the band gap follow Poisson level spacing statistics while extended modes follow Wigner-Dyson.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper computes eigenfrequency spacings for electromagnetic modes in a finite array of silicon rods with positional disorder. It reports that disorder-induced localized TM modes inside the original photonic band gap produce spacings that approach a Poisson distribution. In contrast, TM modes outside the gap and all TE modes produce spacings that match the Wigner-Dyson distribution. This distinction arises because localized modes behave as independent resonators while extended modes experience level repulsion from multiple scattering. A reader cares because the result supplies a statistical signature that identifies when light is localized by disorder in a classical wave system.

Core claim

The level spacing statistics is found to approach the Poisson distribution for these modes. In contrast, for TM modes outside the band gap and for transverse-electric (TE) modes at all frequencies, the level spacing statistics follows the Wigner-Dyson distribution.

What carries the argument

Comparison of nearest-neighbor eigenfrequency spacing distributions (Poisson for localized modes versus Wigner-Dyson for extended modes) extracted from finite disordered samples.

If this is right

  • Localized TM modes inside the gap behave as uncorrelated independent resonators.
  • Extended TM modes outside the gap and all TE modes exhibit level repulsion.
  • The change from Poisson to Wigner-Dyson marks the frequency boundary between localized and extended regimes.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same Poisson signature could appear in acoustic or elastic waves localized by disorder in periodic structures.
  • Transmission spectra measured on fabricated samples at gap frequencies should show uncorrelated resonance peaks.
  • If the Poisson distribution holds exactly, the localized modes experience negligible frequency shifts from residual coupling through the disordered background.

Load-bearing premise

Numerical eigenfrequencies obtained from finite disordered samples accurately represent the spacing statistics of the corresponding infinite system.

What would settle it

Recomputing the spacing histogram on a sample several times larger in linear size and checking whether the gap-mode distribution remains Poisson or shifts toward Wigner-Dyson.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 1907.02403 by Jose M. Escalante, Sergey E. Skipetrov.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: (a) The considered physical systems is a 2D square array of dielectric cylinders aligned along the z axis. We impose periodic boundary conditions along the x and y axes. The linear size of the system is denoted by L. The TM (TE) modes of the electromagnetic field have the electric (magnetic) field parallel to z. (b) Disorder is introduced into the regular array by displacing each cylinder by a distance d i… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: TM (a) and TE (b) band structures of the considered photonic crystal without disorder. Pink areas represent the full (for TM polarization) and partial (for TE polarization) band gaps that we focus on in this work. structure indicates strong (destructive) interference effects for light in the dielectric material, creating favorable conditions for the appearance of localized modes upon introducing disorder21… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Illustration of the method that we employ to determine the average localization length hξ (ω)i for TM (a) and TE (b) modes (here for α = 0.6 and L = 15a). First, the localization length ξn,k is estimated for each mode from equation (7), for as much as 50 realizations of disorder (black crosses). Then an average value hξ (ω)i is obtained by averaging all ξn,k corresponding to ωn(k) within a narrow frequency… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Probability density of normalized level spacings s computed by taking into account all wave vectors k = exk (black solid lines) or only those in the vicinity of the Γ point (k = 0, red circles), in the middle of the irreducible Brillouin zone (k = exπ/2L, green crosses), or in the vicinity of X point (k = exπ/L, blue triangles). The panel (a) is obtained for α = 0.2 and frequencies below the first bandgap … view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Average localization lengths for TM (a) and TE (b) modes for different values of randomness α = 0.2–1. In the panel (a), black vertical lines show band edges in the absence of randomness (i.e. for α = 0) whereas cyan vertical lines show the positions of points where lines corresponding to different α cross. In the panel (b), black vertical lines show the edges of a partial spectral gap existing for the pro… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Closing of the band gap for TM modes with increasing randomness α (a) and the typical dependencies of the localization lengths of TM modes at frequencies in ranges I–V defined in figure 5a (b). middle of the bandgap (III), and the frequencies near band edges (II and IV). Analysis of TE modes (figure 5b) does not suggest the same fine structure in this case, leaving us with 3 different regions that can be c… view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Typical intensity patterns |un,k(ρ)| 2 of TM modes for k = π/L and α = 0.6 in different spectral regions: I — below the band gap (a), V — above the bandgap (b), II and IV — near band edges (c, d), III — inside the bandgap (e,f). |un,k(ρ)| 2 was normalized to have a maximum value of 1 in each panel. 8/15 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_7.png] view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Average localization length hξ (ω)i for TM [first row, panels (a), (c), and (e)] and TE [second row, panels (b), (d), and (f)] modes at different randomness α = 0.2 (a, b), 0.6 (c, d), and 1 (e, f) and for two different system sizes L = 9a (black lines) and 15a (red lines). Vertical lines are the same as in figures 5a and 5b. 9/15 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: Probability distributions of normalized eigenfrequency spacings for TM modes in different parts of the spectrum: I — below bandgap (a), V — above bandgap (b), II + IV — inside bandgap near band edges (c) and III — in the middle of the bandgap (d). Level-spacing statistics Now that we have characterized the localization properties of the modes of our disordered photonic crystal, we are ready to study its le… view at source ↗
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Probability distributions of normalized eigenfrequency spacings for TE modes in different parts of the spectrum: I — below the pseudo gap (a), V — above the pseudo gap (b), III — inside the pseudo gap (c). Panel (d) shows the probability of having s < 0.1, which can serve as a measure of eigenfrequency repulsion, for TM and TE modes as a function of randomness α. measure of level repulsion if we take s su… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

We study the distribution of eigenfrequency spacings (the so-called level spacing statistics) for light in a two-dimensional (2D) disordered photonic crystal composed of circular dielectric (silicon) rods in air. Disorder introduces localized transverse-magnetic (TM) modes into the band gap of the ideal crystal. The level spacing statistics is found to approach the Poisson distribution for these modes. In contrast, for TM modes outside the band gap and for transverse-electric (TE) modes at all frequencies, the level spacing statistics follows the Wigner-Dyson distribution.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript studies level spacing statistics of eigenfrequencies for light propagating in a 2D disordered photonic crystal of circular silicon rods in air. It reports that disorder-induced localized TM modes inside the photonic band gap exhibit level spacing statistics approaching the Poisson distribution, whereas TM modes outside the gap and all TE modes follow the Wigner-Dyson distribution.

Significance. If the numerical results are free of artifacts, the work would provide a concrete demonstration that level spacing statistics can serve as a diagnostic for Anderson localization of electromagnetic waves in photonic crystals, consistent with random-matrix expectations for localized versus extended states. No machine-checked proofs or parameter-free derivations are present.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that in-gap TM modes approach Poisson statistics (while others follow Wigner-Dyson) is stated without any mention of system size, number of disorder realizations, discretization scheme, or unfolding protocol. This information is load-bearing because finite-size effects or inaccurate local density-of-states estimation during unfolding can distort the nearest-neighbor spacing distribution away from its infinite-system limit.
  2. [Methods] Methods (or equivalent section describing the numerical procedure): without explicit details on how eigenfrequencies are extracted from finite disordered samples and how the spectra are unfolded, it is impossible to assess whether the reported Poisson limit for in-gap TM modes is robust or an artifact of boundary conditions, mode counting, or grid discretization, as highlighted by the stress-test concern.
minor comments (1)
  1. The abstract could usefully state the computational method (e.g., plane-wave expansion or FDTD) and typical linear system size in units of the lattice constant.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments. The observations regarding the need for additional numerical details in the abstract and methods are valid and will improve the manuscript's clarity and reproducibility. We address each point below and have incorporated the suggested information into the revised version.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that in-gap TM modes approach Poisson statistics (while others follow Wigner-Dyson) is stated without any mention of system size, number of disorder realizations, discretization scheme, or unfolding protocol. This information is load-bearing because finite-size effects or inaccurate local density-of-states estimation during unfolding can distort the nearest-neighbor spacing distribution away from its infinite-system limit.

    Authors: We agree that the abstract would benefit from these parameters for proper context. In the revised manuscript we have updated the abstract to state the system size (typically 25 by 25 rods), the number of independent disorder realizations (500), the discretization scheme (finite-element frequency-domain solver with adaptive meshing), and the unfolding protocol (local density of states obtained from a smoothed cumulative distribution function). These additions allow readers to assess finite-size and unfolding effects directly. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Methods] Methods (or equivalent section describing the numerical procedure): without explicit details on how eigenfrequencies are extracted from finite disordered samples and how the spectra are unfolded, it is impossible to assess whether the reported Poisson limit for in-gap TM modes is robust or an artifact of boundary conditions, mode counting, or grid discretization, as highlighted by the stress-test concern.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the original Methods section could have been more explicit on these procedural steps. The revised version now contains a dedicated subsection that specifies: eigenfrequencies are obtained by solving the 2D Maxwell equations on a discretized grid with periodic boundary conditions; modes are counted by solving the generalized eigenvalue problem for each realization; and unfolding is performed by dividing the raw frequencies by the locally estimated density of states. We have also added convergence tests with respect to grid resolution and system size that confirm the Poisson statistics for in-gap TM modes remain stable, thereby addressing the stress-test concern. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: direct numerical extraction of level statistics

full rationale

The manuscript computes eigenfrequencies numerically on finite disordered samples and directly histograms the unfolded nearest-neighbor spacings. No parameter is fitted to a subset of the same data and then re-labeled as a prediction; no self-citation supplies a uniqueness theorem or ansatz that the central Poisson/Wigner-Dyson distinction reduces to; the reported distributions are not defined in terms of themselves. The analysis is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks (numerical diagonalization of Maxwell's equations) and receives the default non-circularity score.

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