Title :
Superluminal reflection from photonic bandgap quarter wave dielectric mirror
Author_Institution :
Thayer Sch. of Eng., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
Abstract :
A recently derived analytic equation for the reflection phase from a quarter wave dielectric stack demonstrates a regime of negative mirror penetration depth. Practical geometries are predicted with reasonable reflectivities and measurable superluminal photonic bandgap performance.
Keywords :
micromirrors; photonic band gap; reflectivity; refractive index; negative mirror penetration depth; photonic bandgap; quarter wave dielectric mirror; reflectivities; superluminal reflection; Dielectric measurements; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Equations; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic band gap; Poles and zeros; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238279
