  Bismuth vanadate is one of most studied materials in the field of
photocatalysis due to its high photocatalytic activity. The modulation of its
optical properties can be engineered by fabricating photonic crystals in which
bismuth vanadate is included. In the present study, bismuth vanadate in the
monoclinic clinobisvanite structure has been included in a one-dimensional
photonic crystal. Bismuth vanadate layers are alternated with layers on silicon
dioxide doped with titanium dioxide nanoparticles and silver nanoparticles. The
optical properties of the crystal have been studied by employing the transfer
matrix method, taking into account all the refractive index dispersions of the
selected materials. The transmission spectra have been studied as a function of
the bismuth vanadate layers thickness and the filling factor of titanium
dioxide and silver dioxide in the silicon dioxide layers.
