Band structure and Bloch states in birefringent one-dimensional magnetophotonic crystals: An analytical approach

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1603-1609

  Levy, Miguel ^a   Jalali, Amir A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BIREFRINGENCE; DISPERSION (WAVES); MAGNETOOPTICAL DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSION; BLOCH MODE; MAGNETOPHOTONIC CRYSTAL;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 34548237605     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001603     Document Type: Article

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