Title :
Optical resonances in topological defect structures
Author :
Seng Fatt Liew ; Bromberg, Yaron ; Hui Cao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
We study numerically optical resonances in 2D topological defect structures with wavelength-scale anisotropic scattering units. Both spatially extended and localized modes exhibit vortex-like energy flow due to breaking of chiral symmetry of the underlying structure.
Keywords :
anisotropic media; chirality; light scattering; numerical analysis; optical resonators; optical vortices; photonic crystals; 2D topological defect structures; chiral symmetry breaking; numerical analysis; optical resonances; spatially extended modes; spatially localized modes; vortex-like energy flow; wavelength-scale anisotropic scattering units; Distribution functions; Graphical models; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical vortices; Scattering; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
