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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... solid-state physics and 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 ...
... solid-state physics. To develop the basic notions underlying photonic crystals, we begin by review- ing the properties of one-dimensional photonic crystals. In chapter 4, we will see that one-dimensional systems can exhibit three ...
... solid - state physics is appropriate , and will be introduced . We will also investigate rotational , mirror , inversion , and time - reversal symmetries . Using Symmetries to Classify Electromagnetic Modes In both classical mechanics ...
... solid - state physics , the form of ( 9 ) is known as a Bloch state ( as in Kittel , 1996 ) , and in mechanics as a Floquet mode ( as in Mathews and Walker , 1964 ) . We will use the former name.5 One key fact about Bloch states is that ...
... solid - state physics , the process of differentiating the eigenequation with k is the entry point into " k . p theory " ( Sipe , 2000 ) , and is also equivalent to the Hellman - Feynman theorem of quantum mechanics . The result is ...