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, Alexei (Author), Pagnoux, Dominique (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• 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...