DocumentCode
2990656
Title
Generation of Highly-Directional Beams from Point Sources using a Negative-Index Photonic-Crystal Slab
Author
Martinez, A. ; Piqueras, M.A. ; Marti, J.
Author_Institution
Valencia Nanophotonics Technology Center, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n 46022, Valencia (Spain), E-mail: almarab@ntc.upv.es
fYear
2006
fDate
24-28 Sept. 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We show both theoretically and experimentally that a photonic crystal slab with a small negative effective index of refraction can be used to generate a highly-directional beam from an isotropic source.
Keywords
Electronic mail; Focusing; Frequency; Lenses; Light emitting diodes; Nanophotonics; Optical refraction; Photonic crystals; Radiation detectors; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-2-912328-39-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801137
Filename
4801137
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