Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light (Second Edition)Since 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. Starting from Maxwell's equations and Fourier analysis, the authors develop the theoretical tools of photonics using principles of linear algebra and symmetry, emphasizing analogies with traditional solid-state physics and quantum theory. They then investigate the unique phenomena that take place within photonic crystals at defect sites and surfaces, from one to three dimensions. This new edition includes entirely new chapters describing important hybrid structures that use band gaps or periodicity only in some directions: periodic waveguides, photonic-crystal slabs, and photonic-crystal fibers. The authors demonstrate how the capabilities of photonic crystals to localize light can be put to work in devices such as filters and splitters. A new appendix provides an overview of computational methods for electromagnetism. Existing chapters have been considerably updated and expanded to include many new three-dimensional photonic crystals, an extensive tutorial on device design using temporal coupled-mode theory, discussions of diffraction and refraction at crystal interfaces, and more. Richly illustrated and accessibly written, Photonic Crystals is an indispensable resource for students and researchers.
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... Lattice of Dielectric Columns 68 A Square Lattice of Dielectric Veins 72 A Complete Band Gap for All Polarizations 74 Out-of-Plane Propagation 75 Localization of Light by Point Defects 78 Point defects in a larger gap 83 Linear Defects ...
... lattice. The crystal presents a periodic potential to an electron propagating through it, and both the constituents ... dielectric constants, and the periodic potential is replaced by a periodic dielectric function (or, equivalently, a ...
... crystal of a given geometry with millimeter dimensions for microwave control, or ... dielectric constants. Light of the proper wavelength, when incident on such ... lattice to be periodic along three axes, constituting a three-dimensional ...
... crystal can support surface states. Chapter 6 addresses three-dimensional photonic ... dielectric structures that possess a complete photonic band gap was one of ... lattice concept from solid-state physics, survey the gaps that arise in ...
... structure with L > ck is called the light cone. The modes in the light cone are solutions of Snell's law (less than the ... lattice constant a, and the basic step vector is called the primitive ... dielectric configuration with 32 CHAPTER 3.
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