Title :
Recovery of polaritonic stop-band in pressed polycrystalline CaF2 powder
Author :
Jiang, Yi ; Ding, Yujie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated recovery of polaritonic stop-band in pressed polycrystalline CaF2 powder. Due to small sizes of CaF2 particles, we have observed evidence of severe damping of polaritonic waves at particle surfaces.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; polaritons; powders; visible spectra; CaF2; particle surface; polaritonic stop band; polaritonic waves; pressed polycrystalline powder; severe damping; Crystallization; Damping; Dielectric constant; Frequency; Optical reflection; Phonons; Photonic crystals; Powders; Reflectivity; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2