Title :
Pulse velocity near the optical band-gap edge
Author :
Mazilu, Michael ; Gallet, Jean-Francois ; Miller, Alan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Saint Andrews Univ., UK
Abstract :
Photonic crystal waveguides exhibit superluminal and ultra slow group velocities at the band-edge. We show the breakdown of the standard group velocity at the band-edge and compare different generalized pulse velocity definitions.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical waveguide theory; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; optical band-gap edge; photonic crystal waveguides; pulse velocity; superluminal group velocities; ultraslow group velocities; Electromagnetic propagation; Frequency; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363524
