Title :
Phase and group index of the second photonic crystal band
Author :
Schonbrun, E. ; Park, W. ; Yamashita, T. ; Summers, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Abstract :
Light propagation in slab photonic crystals can have a negative phase velocity and accumulate a negative optical path length. We present experimental results on guiding and dispersion properties when the phase index is approximately -1.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical dispersion; optical materials; optical planar waveguides; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; slabs; dispersion properties; group index; guiding properties; light propagation; negative optical path length; negative phase velocity; phase index; planar waveguide; second photonic crystal band; slab photonic crystals; Frequency; Light scattering; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Slabs; 160.3130; 230.7400; 260.2030;
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.2006.4629062
