Title :
Non-spreading spatio-temporal localized waves in photonic crystals
Author :
Janner, Davide ; Longhi, Stefano
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano
Abstract :
In this work, making use of a Wannier function technique, we demonstrate the existence of a wide class of distortionless, moving or at rest, localized waves in a linear two-dimensional (2D) PCs showing slower than exponential decay and X-wave type (hyperbolic) characteristic behavior
Keywords :
Wannier functions; optical materials; photonic crystals; spatiotemporal phenomena; Wannier function technique; X-wave type; exponential decay; hyperbolic characteristic behavior; linear two-dimensional photonic crystals; spatio-temporal localized waves; Diffraction; Frequency; Lattices; Nonhomogeneous media; Partial differential equations; Periodic structures; Personal communication networks; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568374
