Light amplification in active photonic band gap structures

Author

Bozzetti, M. ; D´Orazio, A. ; De Sario, M. ; Petruzzelli, V. ; Prudenzano, F.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica, Bari Univ., Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

29 June-3 July 2003

Firstpage

110

Abstract

The paper deals with the modeling, based on the Finite Difference Time Domain method, of active two-dimensional photonic crystals. The onset of laser oscillation is observed by simulating the active substance as having a negative frequency-dependent Lorentzian-shaped conductivity so including into Maxwell´s equations an electric current density. The properties of the active two-dimensional photonic band gap structures are evaluated in presence of gain saturation effects.

Keywords

finite difference time-domain analysis; light propagation; photonic band gap; Finite Difference Time Domain method; Maxwell´s equations; active photonic band gap structures; active two-dimensional photonic band gap structures; active two-dimensional photonic crystals; electric current density; gain saturation effects; laser oscillation; light amplification; negative frequency-dependent Lorentzian-shaped conductivity; Frequency; Lattices; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2003. Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7816-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264590

Filename

1264590