Effective medium theory applied to photonic crystals composed of cubic or square cylinders

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 27, 1996, Pages 5369-5380

  Lalanne, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial medium; Effective medium theory; Homogenization; Photonic crystal

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MULTILAYERS; THIN FILMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTIFICIAL MEDIUM; BAND GAP OPENING; CONTRAST INVERSION; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORY; HOMOGENIZATION; INCIDENT ANGLE; OPTICAL INDEX; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; RIGOROUS COUPLED WAVE ANALYSIS;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 0030247034     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.005369     Document Type: Article

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