Title :
Photonic crystal heterostructure engineering in an envelope picture
Author :
Istrate, Emanuel ; Sargent, Edward H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We present a transfer matrix method (TMM) which we show may be combined with the envelope approximation to simulate heterostructures of significant complexity in a very efficient manner. Transfer matrices based on localized states have been previously used in the study of two-dimensional photonic crystals. The method presented here is designed specifically for heterostructures, using smaller matrices.
Keywords :
approximation theory; localised states; matrix algebra; photonic crystals; 2D photonic crystals; envelope approximation; envelope picture; heterostructures; localized states; photonic crystal heterostructure engineering; transfer matrices; transfer matrix method; two-dimensional photonic crystals; Boundary conditions; Dispersion; Educational institutions; Equations; Frequency; Optical propagation; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Postal services; Sparse matrices;
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.2002.1159533
