Group velocity, negative and ultra-high index of refraction in photonic band gap materials

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-87

  Ojha, S P ^a   Srivastava, Sanjeev K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anomalous dispersion; Effective refractive index; Negative group velocity; Negative refractive index; Photonic band gap structure; Superluniacity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LENSES; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUCLEAR BATTERIES; OPTICAL DEVICES; REFRACTION;

ANOMALOUS DISPERSION; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; NEGATIVE GROUP VELOCITY; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; PHOTONIC BAND GAP MATERIALS; SUPERLUNIACITY;

PHOTONS;

EID: 2542621428     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20216     Document Type: Article

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