Photonic Band Gap Materials (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)

Photonic band gap crystals offer unique ways to tailor light and the propagation of electromagnetic waves. In analogy to electrons in a crystal, EM waves propagating in a structure with a periodically-modulated dielectric constant are organized into photonic bands separated by gaps in which propagating states are forbidden. Proposed applications of such photonic band gap crystals, operating at frequencies from microwave to optical, include zero- threshold lasers, low-loss resonators and cavities, and efficient microwave antennas. Spontaneous emission is suppressed for photons in the photonic band gap, offering novel approaches to manipulating the EM field and creating high-efficiency light-emitting structures. Photonic Band Gap Materials identifies three most promising areas of research. The first is materials fabrication, involving the creation of high quality, low loss, periodic dielectric structures. The smallest photonic crystals yet fabricated have been made by machining Si wafers along (110), and some have lattice constants as small as 500 microns. The second area is in applications. Possible applications presented are microwave mirrors, directional antennas, resonators (especially in the 2 GHz region), filters, waveguides, Y splitters, and resonant microcavities. The third area covers fundamentally new physical phenomena in condensed matter physics and quantum optics. An excellent review of recent development, covering theoretical, experimental and applied aspects. Interesting and stimulating reading for active researchers, as well as a useful reference for non-specialists.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	NATO Science Series E:, 315
Release date:	March 1996
First published:	1996
Editors:	C.M. Soukoulis
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 47mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	730
Edition:	1996 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-3991-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)
LSN:	0-7923-3991-6
Barcode:	9780792339915

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