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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... Zone Mirror Symmetry and the Separation of Modes Time - Reversal Invariance Bloch - Wave Propagation Velocity 122 24 25 25 27 30 32 35 36 37 39 40 Electrodynamics vs. Quantum Mechanics Again Further Reading 42 43 4 Contents.
... Propagation 54 Localized Modes at Defects 58 Surface States 60 Omnidirectional Multilayer Mirrrors 61 Further Reading 65. 5. Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals Two-Dimensional Bloch States A Square Lattice of Dielectric Columns A Square ...
... propagation velocity. Chapter 4 includes a section on how to best quantify the band gap of a photonic crystal and a section describing the novel phenomenon of omnidirectional reflectivity in multilayer film systems. Chapter 5 now ...
... propagate only in certain directions, or confining them within a specified volume. Already, fiber-optic cables, which simply guide light, have revolutionized the telecommunications industry. Laser engineering, high-speed computing, and ...
... propagation of certain waves. There may be gaps in the energy band structure of the crystal, meaning that electrons are forbidden to propagate with certain energies in certain directions. If the lattice potential is strong enough, the ...