• DocumentCode
    387448
  • Title

    Direct bandstructure calculation in multilayered periodic structures

  • Author

    Mazilu, Michael ; Miller, Alan

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    10-14 Nov. 2002
  • Firstpage
    766
  • Abstract
    We extend the modular LTR method in a simple way, to calculate the transmission, reflection and dispersion relationships in photonic crystal structures. The Kronig-Penny bandgap formula is generalized to an arbitrary refractive index profile.
  • Keywords
    Kronig-Penney model; band structure; dispersion relations; light reflection; light transmission; optical multilayers; photonic crystals; Kronig-Penny bandgap formula; arbitrary refractive index profile; direct bandstructure calculation; dispersion relationships; modular LTR method; multilayered periodic structures; photonic crystal structures; photonic crystals; reflection; transmission; Dispersion; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical propagation; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7500-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159532
  • Filename
    1159532