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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... Perturbations Scaling Properties of the Maxwell Equations Discrete vs. Continuous Frequency Ranges Electrodynamics and Quantum Mechanics Compared Further Reading 3 Symmetries and Solid - State Electromagnetism Using Symmetries to ...
... perturbation analysis and a section on understanding the subtle differences between discrete and continuous frequency ranges. Chapter 3 includes a section describing the basics of index guiding and a section on how to understand the ...
... perturbation theory . One way in which the electromagnetic case differs from the quantum - mechanical case is that photonic crystals do not generally have a fundamental scale , in either the spatial coordinate or in the potential ...
... Perturbations and in chapter 10. Nevertheless , it is a remarkable fact that many interesting and useful properties arise from the elementary case of linear , lossless materials . In addition , the theory of these materials is much ...
... perturbed by a small amount 8x . 13 The analogous heuristic rule in quantum mechanics is to concentrate the wave function in regions of low potential energy , while minimizing the kinetic energy and remaining orthogonal to lower- energy ...