Title :
Quality factors of leaky eigenmodes in photonic crystal slabs
Author :
Ochiai, T. ; Ito, T. ; Sakoda, K.
Author_Institution :
Departamento de Fisica Teorica de la Materia Condensada, Univ. Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
We showed that the nearly-free-photon approximation gives a semi-quantitative estimation of quality factors of leaky eigenmodes in photonic crystal slabs by comparison with numerical results obtained by the finite-difference time-domain method.
Keywords :
Q-factor; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; finite difference time-domain analysis; optical arrays; photonic band gap; finite-difference time-domain method; hexagonal array; leaky eigenmodes; nearly-free-photon approximation; numerical results; photonic crystal slabs; quality factors; semi-quantitative estimation; Dielectric constant; Diffraction; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Indium tin oxide; Lattices; Photonic crystals; Q factor; Slabs; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967838
