Title :
Photonic bandgap structure in thin film waveguides
Author :
Yi, Xianmin ; Yeh, Pochi ; Hong, John H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A two-dimensional photonic crystal can be fabricated by attaching metallic patches on top of thin-film-coated conducting plane. The photonic band structure is calculated numerically by using the method of lines. Such a photonic crystal with a complete band gap is designed
Keywords :
method of lines; microwave photonics; photonic band gap; planar waveguides; surface electromagnetic waves; thin film devices; waveguide theory; 2D photonic crystal; PBG structure; metallic patches; method of lines; photonic bandgap structure; surface wave propagation; thin film waveguides; thin-film-coated conducting plane; two-dimensional photonic crystal; Dielectric thin films; Electromagnetic waveguides; Equations; Joining processes; Microstrip antennas; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Planar waveguides; Surface waves; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5807-4
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.1999.866155
