Title :
Bloch-mode based homogenisation of photonic crystals
Author :
Lawrence, F.J. ; Dossou, K.B. ; Botten, L.C. ; McPhedran, R.C. ; de Sterke, C.M.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We propose a method for photonic crystal (PC) homogenisation based on the PC´s Bloch modes. The resulting quantities may be used in Snell´s law; to calculate reflections, transmissions, and propagation; and to locate surface modes.
Keywords :
light propagation; light reflection; light transmission; photonic crystals; Snell´s law; bloch-mode based homogenisation; photonic crystal homogenisation; Approximation methods; Impedance; Indexes; Mathematical model; Reflection; Surface impedance; Transmission line matrix methods; Photonic crystals; homogenisation; impedance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929917
