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...

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical Models for Photonic Crystals
• Models for Infinite Crystals
• Models for Finite Crystals
• Quasi-Crystals and Archimedean Tilings
• Specific Features of Metallic Structures
• Optical Properties of Photonic Crystals
• Control of Electromagnetic Waves
• Refractive Properties of Photonic Crystals and Metamaterials
• Confinement of Light in Zero-Dimensional Microcavities
• Nonlinear Optics with Photonic Crystals
• Fabrication, Characterization and Applications of Photonic Bandgap Structures
• Planar Integrated Optics
• Microsources
• Photonic Crystal Fibres
• Three-Dimensional Structures in Optics
• Microwave and Terahertz Antennas and Circuits
• Conclusion and Perspectives.