Title :
Strain-induced band gap and effective magnetic field in photonic crystals
Author :
Rechtsman, Mikael C. ; Szameit, Alexander ; Segev, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Solid State Inst., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We show that a certain inhomogeneous strain induces an effective magnetic field in photonic crystals that have Dirac points. The magnetic field induces highly degenerate Landau levels and band gaps in between them.
Keywords :
Brillouin zones; Landau levels; elemental semiconductors; energy gap; internal stresses; magnetic field effects; photonic crystals; silicon; Brillouin zone; Dirac points; Landau level; Si; effective magnetic field; high-contrast silicon phase; inhomogeneous strain-induced band gap; photonic crystals; Magnetic fields; Photonic band gap; Photonics; Scattering; Strain;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
