Abstract
We show that ominidirectional reflection is not a sufficient signature of a photonic bandgap. Although dramatic angular redistribution takes place, the mode density of the electromagnetic field is hardly altered within the ominidirectional reflection range but rather has characteristics typical of a waveguide. The strikingly large polarization anisotropy is due to the huge dielectric contrast but not to a photonic bandgap.
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