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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... Photonic-Crystal Fibers 156 Mechanisms of Confinement 156 Index-Guiding Photonic-Crystal Fibers 158 Endlessly single-mode fibers 161 The scalar limit and LP modes 163 Enhancement of nonlinear effects 166 10 Band-Gap Guidance in Holey ...
... photonic-crystal structures consisting, respectively, of 1D-periodic dielectric waveguides, 2D-periodic photonic-crystal slabs, and photonic-crystal fibers. The final chapter, chapter 10 (chapter 7 in the first edition), is again ...
... photonic-crystal fibers, which use band gaps or indexguiding from one- or two-dimensional periodicity to guide light along an optical fiber. Finally, in chapter 10, we use the tools and ideas that were introduced in previous chapters to ...
... fibers with 2D-crystal cross sections. Localization. of. Light. by. Point. Defects. Previously, we found two-dimensional photonic crystals with band gaps for inplane propagation. Within the band gap, no modes are allowed; the density of ...
... photonic crystal can confine light in all three dimensions. Suitably ... photonic band gap along their periodic direction, and can confine light in the other ... fibers, which are waveguides in which the periodicity is transverse to the ...
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Photonic Crystals: Innovative Systems, Lasers and Waveguides Alessandro Massaro Limited preview - 2012 |