Physics and applications of photonic crystals
详细信息 查看全文
- 作者：Ozbay ; Ekmel ; Bulu ; Irfan ; Aydin ; Koray ; Caglayan ; Humeyra ; Guven ; Kaan
- 关键词：42.70.Qs ; 42.60.Da ; 42.82.Et ; 78.20.Ci ; Photonic crystal ; Coupled cavity waveguide ; Spontaneous emission ; Negative refraction ; Left-handed material
- 刊名：Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
- 出版年：2004
- 出版时间：October, 2004
- 年：2004
- 卷：2
- 期：2
- 页码：87-95
- 全文大小：402 K
文摘
In this article, we investigate how the photonic band gaps and the variety of band dispersions of photonic crystals can be utilized for various applications and how they further give rise to completely novel optical phenomena. The enhancement of spontaneous emission through coupled cavity waveguides in a one-dimensional silicon nitride photonic microcrystal is investigated. We then present the highly directive radiation from sources embedded in two-dimensional photonic crystals. The manifestation of novel and intriguing optical properties of photonic crystals are exemplified experimentally by the negative refraction and the focusing of electromagnetic waves through a photonic crystal slab with subwavelength resolution.