Dirac dispersion and zero-index in two di-mensional and three dimensional photonic and phononic systems (invited paper)

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 44, 2012, Pages 163-190

  Chan, C T ^a   Huang, X ^a   Liu, F ^a   Hang, Z H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-D SYSTEMS; BAND DIAGRAMS; BRILLOUIN ZONES; CLASSICAL WAVES; CORE-SHELL SPHERES; DIRAC POINT; EFFECTIVE MASS DENSITY; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY; ELECTRIC DIPOLE; EQUI-FREQUENCY SURFACE; FINITE FREQUENCIES; FLAT BAND; LINEAR DISPERSION; MAGNETIC DIPOLE; MONOPOLE AND DIPOLE; MONOPOLE EXCITATIONS; PHOTONIC SYSTEMS; SIMPLE CUBIC; THREE DEGREES OF FREEDOM; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2D) PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ACOUSTICS; DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; DISPERSION (WAVES); PERMITTIVITY; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 84869043810     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB12082103     Document Type: Article

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