Title :
Broadband group velocity anomaly in transmission through a photonic crystal slab
Author :
Jian, Zhongping ; Deibel, Jason A. ; Mittleman, Daniel M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX
Abstract :
We have observed an anomalous group velocity effect for transmission perpendicular to a photonic crystal slab. This is a surprisingly broadband phenomenon, with Deltaomega/omega>50%. Our results are consistent with FDTD simulations.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; light transmission; photonic crystals; FDTD simulation; broadband group velocity anomaly; broadband phenomenon; group velocity effect; photonic crystal slab transmission; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Lattices; Photonic crystals; Propagation delay; Resonance; Silicon; Slabs; Solids; Time domain analysis; (230.3990) Microstructure devices; (300.6270) far infrared spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627871
