Separation of variables in the computation of spectra in 2-D photonic crystals

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1202-1218

  Ponomarev, Igor ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Band gap structure; Cubic lattice; Electromagnetic spectrum; Electromagnetic waves; Maxwell operator; Numeric computation; Photonic crystals; Separation of variables

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

MAXWELL OPERATOR; PERIODIC DIELECTRIC MEDIA; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; RAYLEIGH-RITZ ESTIMATES; SQUARE GEOMETRY; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC MODE; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC MODE; VARIABLE SEPARATION;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034845762     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/s0036139997320895     Document Type: Article

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