Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light - Second EditionSince it was first published in 1995, Photonic Crystals has remained the definitive text for both undergraduates and researchers on photonic band-gap materials and their use in controlling the propagation of light. This newly expanded and revised edition covers the latest developments in the field, providing the most up-to-date, concise, and comprehensive book available on these novel materials and their applications.
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... Electromagnetism in Mixed Dielectric Media The Macroscopic Maxwell Equations Electromagnetism as an Eigenvalue Problem General Properties of the Harmonic Modes Electromagnetic Energy and the Variational Principle Magnetic vs. Electric ...
... electromagnetic waves with frequencies below a certain threshold frequency, and a metallic waveguide allows propagation only along its axis. It would be extremely useful to have these same capabilities for electromagnetic waves with ...
... electromagnetic waves of any polarization traveling in any direction from any source, we say that the crystal has a complete photonic band gap. A crystal with a complete band gap will obviously be an omnidirectional reflector, but the ...
... electromagnetism. Crystal structures are citizens of solid-state physics, but in photonic crystals the electrons are replaced by electromagnetic waves. Accordingly, we present the basic concepts of both subjects before launching into an ...
... electromagnetic modes in different crystals, we gain insight into the nature of band gaps in complex periodic media ... Electromagnetism in Mixed Dielectric Media IN IN ORDER TO INTRODUCTION 5.