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...