Density of modes and tunneling times in finite one-dimensional photonic crystals: A comprehensive analysis

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 1 2, 2004, Pages

  D'Aguanno, G ^a,b,c   Mattiucci, N ^a,b,d   Scalora, M ^b   Bloemer, M J ^b   Zheltikov, A M ^e  

^a TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b US Army Aviation and Missile Command   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Roma University   (Italy)

^e MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BAND STRUCTURE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRON TUNNELING; GREEN'S FUNCTION; HEURISTIC METHODS; PHOTONS;

DENSITY OF MODES (DOM); PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; TUNNELING TIMES; WIGNER PHASE TIME;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 45849155645     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.70.016612     Document Type: Article

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