2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/106936The band structure of a novel type of photonic crystal with superconducting constituent elements is calculated numerically via a plane wave expansion. The density of states and the dependence of the width of the photonic gap on the filling factor is analyzed for a two-dimensional photonic crystal consisting of an infinite array of parallel superconducting cylinders.5 pages, 3 figuresSuperconductivityMesoscale and Nanoscale Physicstext