Title :
Wave propagation in photonic crystals with active layers
Author :
Kozina, Olga N. ; Melnikov, Leonid A. ; Elterman, Ilya V.
Author_Institution :
Saratov State Univ., Russia
Abstract :
We present the detailed analysis of the dispersion characteristics of air-dielectric 1D and 2D photonic crystal (PC) using transfer matrices (Kronig-Penny model), and plane-wave model. Using the instability theory the gain/attenuation regimes are distinguished for PC with gain medium.
Keywords :
Kronig-Penney model; dispersion relations; light propagation; matrix algebra; optical films; photonic crystals; active layers; air-dielectric 1D PC; air-dielectric 2D PC; dispersion characteristics; gain medium; gain/attenuation regimes; instability theory; low-frequency edge; photonic crystals; plane-wave model; wave character; wave propagation; Attenuation; Crystalline materials; Dielectric constant; Dielectric losses; Dielectric materials; Electromagnetic propagation; Frequency; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159534
