Photonic crystals : fabrication, band structure, and applications / Venla E. Laine, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laine, Venla E.

Series:

Physics Research and Technology

Physics research and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photonic crystals.

Chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gathers and presents topical data in the field of photonic crystals including the phenomena in photonic crystals stipulating the presence of omnidirectional band gaps, that is, overlapping of stop bands in all directions, the physics of photonic crystal couplers and their applications, and, others.

Contents:

""PHOTONIC CRYSTALS: FABRICATION, BAND STRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS ""; ""PHOTONIC CRYSTALS: FABRICATION, BAND STRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""FABRICATION AND APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERPHOTONIC CRYSTALS""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Fabrication of Polymer PCs""; ""2.1. Self-Assembly of Latex Spheres from Gravity""; ""2.2. Self-Assembly of Latex Sphere by Exterior Field""; ""2.3. Self-Assembly of Latex Spheres Under Physical Confinement [44-52]""; ""2.4. PCs Fabricated from Micro-Phase Separation""; ""2.5. Large-Scale Fabrication of Polymer PCs""

""2.6. Fabrication of Patterned Polymer PCs by Printing""""3. Polymer PCs with Special Properties""; ""3.1. Polymer Pcs with High Strength""; ""3.2. Polymer PCs with Special Wettability[108]""; ""3.3. Polymer PCs with Stopband Modification""; ""4. Applications of Polymer PCs""; ""4.1. Optical Sensing Device""; ""4.2. PCs Used for Solar Cell""; ""4.3. PCs Used for Enhanced Fluorescence""; ""5. Future Outlook""; ""References""; ""ACHIEVING COMPLETE BAND GAPS USING LOWREFRACTIVE INDEX MATERIAL""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Complex Diamond Structure [23]""

""1) Experimental Method and the Samples""""2) Measured Spectra and Discussions""; ""3) Conclusion""; ""3. Self-simulating Structure [28,29]""; ""4. A Dnv Point Group Structure Based on Heterostructure [33]""; ""5. Theoretical Investigation [41]""; ""(1) Basic Considerations""; ""(2) Analytical Approach (AS)""; ""(3) Comparison with Plane Wave Expansion Method (PWEM)""; ""Analytical Solution""; ""Plane Wave Expansion Method""; ""(4) Conclusion""; ""6. Temperature Tunable Random Lasing in Weakly ScatteringStructure Formed by Speckle""; ""References""

""PHOTONIC CRYSTALS FOR MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS""""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. A New Type of Photonic Crystal Waveguidefor Millimeter-Wave Frequencies""; ""2.1. Structure of PC Waveguide""; ""2.2. Propagation Loss""; ""2.2.1. Dielectric and Metallic Losses""; ""2.2.2. Bending Loss""; ""2.2.3. Comparison of Loss Frequency Characteristics of Propagation and NRDWaveguide""; ""3. Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals Using Metamaterials""; ""3.1. Metamaterials""; ""3.2. Band Characteristics of Split-Ring Metamaterials""

""4. Analysis of Propagation Loss of Metallic Photonic CrystalWaveguides [10]""""4.1. Basic Structure""; ""4.2. Attenuation Constant""; ""4.3. Varying the Waveguide Width""; ""5. Wide Band Metallic Waveguide with In-Line Dielectric Rods [3][18]""; ""5.1. Basic Principle""; ""5.2. Waveguide Structure""; ""5.3. Structure of a 90-Degree H-Plane Bent Waveguide [18]""; ""5.4. Simple Fabrication Method [18]""; ""6. Frequency Range Dependent TE30 to TE10 Mode Converter""; ""7. Conclusion""; ""References""; ""PHYSICS OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL COUPLERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS ""; ""Abstract ""

""1. Introduction ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-340-1

OCLC:

923657959