Photonic Crystals Towards Nanoscale Photonic Devices /

• Main Authors: Lourtioz, Jean-Michel (Author), Benisty, Henri (Author), Berger, Vincent (Author), Gérard, Jean-Michel (Author), Maystre, Daniel (Author), Tchelnokov, Alexis (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical Models for Photonic Crystals
• to Part I
• Models for Infinite Crystals
• Models for Finite Crystals
• Quasi-Crystals and Archimedean Tilings
• Specific Features of Metallic Structures
• Optical Properties of Photonic Crystals
• to Part II. The Many ‘Facets’ of Photonic Crystals
• Control of Electromagnetic Waves
• Refractive Properties
• Confinement of Light in Zero-Dimensional Microcavities
• Frequency Conversion
• Fabrication, Characterisation and Applications of Photonic Band Gap Structure
• to Part III
• Planar Integrated Optics
• Microsources
• Photonic Crystal Fibres
• Three-Dimensional Structures in Optics
• Microwave and Terahertz Antennas and Circuits
• Conclusion and Perspectives.