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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... optics . ( In general , η = νεμ . ) n With all of these assumptions in place , the Maxwell equations ( 1 ) become V.H ( r , t ) = 0 Vx E ( r , t ) + μo · ƏH ( r , t ) = 0 Ət ( 3 ) JE ( r , t ) = 0 . Ət ▽ · [ ɛ ( r ) E ( r , t ) ] = 0 ...
... optical nonlinearities because the maximum changes in the refractive index are typically much less than 1 % . Despite this small perturbation strength , the consequences can be profound and fascinating if the perturbations are allowed ...
... optics , total internal reflection . The familiar description of this phenomenon is that light rays within the glass that strike the interface with the air ( or any lower - index medium ) at too shallow an angle are totally reflected ...
... optics picture might suggest, a result that forms the foundation of chapters 7 and 8. The refraction of a light ray at an interface between two dielectrics e1 and e2 , illustrated in figure 4, n2 sinB 2 , where is usually described√ e ...
... optics limit of totally internally reflected rays with a continuum of angles B > Bc . Discrete. Translational. Symmetry. Photonic crystals, like traditional crystals of atoms or molecules, do not have continuous translational symmetry ...