Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the 21st Century: 563 (Nato Science Series C:, 563) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0792369483 ISBN 13: 9780792369486

Publisher: Springer, 2001

Synopsis

This volume contains papers presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) Photonic Crystals and Light Localization held at the Creta Maris Hotel in Limin Hersonissou, Crete, June 18-30, 2000. Photonic crystals offer unique ways to tailor light and the propagation of electromagnetic waves (EM). In analogy to electrons in a crystal, EM waves propagating in a structure with a periodically modulated dielectric constant are organized into photonic bands, separated by gaps where propagating states are forbidden. There have been proposals for novel applications ofthese photonic band gap (PBG) crystals, with operating frequencies ranging from microwave to the optical regime, that include zero­ threshold lasers, low-loss resonators and cavities, and efficient microwave antennas. Spontaneous emission, suppressed for photons in the photonic band gap, offers novel approaches to manipulate the EM field and create high-efficiency light-emitting structures. Innovative ways to manipulate light can have a profound iofluence on science and technology.

About this title

Synopsis

The field of photonic band gap (PGB) materials, also called photonic crystals, is an exciting new area in physics and engineering. The materials play a unique role in controlling the propagation of electromagnetic waves, and innovative ways to manipulate such waves can have a profound influence on science and technology. The present book provides a survey of the field of photonic crystals, random lasers and light localization, covering theoretical and experimental aspects as well as applications. The introductory lectures are accessible to non-specialists. New fabrication techniques and structures are presented with either dielectric or metallic components. Microwave, far-IR and optical applications are discussed (filters, mirrors, switches, waveguides, bends, splitters, antennas, and so on). Transmission, band structure and finite difference-time domain techniques are presented. Reviews of the random laser area and light localization are also presented.

About the Author

Peter Markos is a researcher at the Institute of Physics at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Costas M. Soukoulis is Distinguished Professor of Physics at Iowa State University and senior physicist at Ames Laboratory. His books include "Photonic Band Gap Materials" and "Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the Twenty-First Century."

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792369483
• ISBN 13: 9780792369486
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 616
• Editor: Soukoulis C.M.