Photonic crystals: towards nanoscale photonic devices

Just like the periodical crystalline potential in solid-state crystals determines their properties for the conduction of electrons, the periodical structuring of photonic crystals leads to envisioning the possibility of achieving a control of the photon flux in dielectric and metallic materials. The use of photonic crystals as a cage for storing, filtering or guiding light at the wavelength scale thus paves the way to the realisation of optical and optoelectronicdevices with ultimate properties and dimensions. This should contribute toward meeting the demands for a greater miniaturisation that the processing of an ever increasing number of data requires. Photonic Crystals intends to provide students and researchers from different fields with the theoretical backgroundneeded for modelling photonic crystals and their optical properties, while atthe same time presenting the large variety of devices, from optics to microwaves, where photonic crystals have found applications. . Provides the theoretical basis needed for the modeling of photonic crystals and their optical properties Presents various applications from the microwave to the optical domain INDICE: Theoretical Models for Photonic Crystals.- Models for Infinite Crystals.- Models for Finite Crystals .- Quasi-Crystals and Archimedean Tilings.-.- Optical Properties of Photonic Crystals.- The ‘Many Facets’ of Photonic Crystals.- Refractive Properties of Photonic Crystals and Metamaterials.- Confinement of Light in Zero-Dimensional Microcavities .- Microsources.- 12 Three-Dimensional Structures in Optics.- Microwave and Terahertz Antennas and Circuits.- Conclusion and Perspectives.- Appendices.- References.- Index

• ISBN: 978-3-540-78346-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 530
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés