Selected Topics in Photonic Crystals and Metamaterials

Selected Topics in Photonic Crystals and Metamaterials
Author: Antonello Andreone
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2011
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814355194

The interest towards photonic crystals and metamaterials and their strategic importance are evident in the steadily growing rate of topical publications. This title addresses that ranges topics, including aspects pertaining to modeling, phenomenologies, experiments, technologies and applications.

An Introduction to Metamaterials and Nanophotonics

An Introduction to Metamaterials and Nanophotonics
Author: Constantin Simovski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2020-11-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1108492649

This book offers a unified presentation of metamaterials building from fundamental nanophotonic principles.

Photonic Crystals

Photonic Crystals
Author: Jean-Michel Lourtioz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2008-03-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540783474

This book provides the theoretical background required for modelling photonic crystals and their optical properties, while presenting the large variety of devices where photonic crystals have found application. As such, it aims at building bridges between optics, electromagnetism and solid state physics. This second edition includes the most recent developments of two-dimensional photonic crystal devices, as well as some of the last results reported on metamaterials.

Nonlinear Optics of Photonic Crystals and Meta-materials

Nonlinear Optics of Photonic Crystals and Meta-materials
Author: Arthur R. McGurn
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015
Genre: SCIENCE
ISBN: 9781681742359

This is a brief introduction to the ideas and phenomena that occur in the nonlinear optics of photonic crystals and metamaterials. These are illustrated within the context of simple models which provide an easy understanding of the physical phenomena that are important in these two rapidly developing areas of nano-photonic technology. An introduction and discussion of some of the basic principles of linear and nonlinear optical nano-systems are given. The focus is on engineered optical systems that have been of recent interest in physics, engineering, and applied mathematics for their opto-electronic applications. These include photonic crystals and meta-materials, and in the following discussions the operating principles of photonic crystals and meta-materials are outlined.

Photonic Crystals

Photonic Crystals
Author: John D. Joannopoulos
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-10-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1400828244

Since it was first published in 1995, Photonic Crystals has remained the definitive text for both undergraduates and researchers on photonic band-gap materials and their use in controlling the propagation of light. This newly expanded and revised edition covers the latest developments in the field, providing the most up-to-date, concise, and comprehensive book available on these novel materials and their applications. Starting from Maxwell's equations and Fourier analysis, the authors develop the theoretical tools of photonics using principles of linear algebra and symmetry, emphasizing analogies with traditional solid-state physics and quantum theory. They then investigate the unique phenomena that take place within photonic crystals at defect sites and surfaces, from one to three dimensions. This new edition includes entirely new chapters describing important hybrid structures that use band gaps or periodicity only in some directions: periodic waveguides, photonic-crystal slabs, and photonic-crystal fibers. The authors demonstrate how the capabilities of photonic crystals to localize light can be put to work in devices such as filters and splitters. A new appendix provides an overview of computational methods for electromagnetism. Existing chapters have been considerably updated and expanded to include many new three-dimensional photonic crystals, an extensive tutorial on device design using temporal coupled-mode theory, discussions of diffraction and refraction at crystal interfaces, and more. Richly illustrated and accessibly written, Photonic Crystals is an indispensable resource for students and researchers. Extensively revised and expanded Features improved graphics throughout Includes new chapters on photonic-crystal fibers and combined index-and band-gap-guiding Provides an introduction to coupled-mode theory as a powerful tool for device design Covers many new topics, including omnidirectional reflection, anomalous refraction and diffraction, computational photonics, and much more.

Nanophotonic Materials

Nanophotonic Materials
Author: Ralf B. Wehrspohn
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2008-09-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 352762189X

`Nanophotonic Materials - Photonic Crystals, Plasmonics, and Metamaterials' summarizes the work and results of a consortium consisting of more than 20 German research groups concentrated on photonics crystals research over the last seven years. Illustrated throughout in full color, the book provides an overview of these novel materials, spanning the entire range from fundamentals to applications.

An Introduction To Optoelectronic Sensors

An Introduction To Optoelectronic Sensors
Author: Antonello Cutolo
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2009-01-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814470074

This invaluable book offers a comprehensive overview of the technologies and applications of optoelectronic sensors. Based on the R&D experience of more than 70 engineers and scientists, highly representative of the Italian academic and industrial community in this area, this book provides a broad and accurate description of the state-of-the-art optoelectronic technologies for sensing. The most innovative approaches, such as the use of photonic crystals, squeezed states of light and microresonators for sensing, are considered. Application areas range from environment to medicine and healthcare, from aeronautics, space, and defence to food and agriculture.Written in a self-contained manner, this volume presents both the sensing methodologies and the fundamentals of the various technologies, as well as their applications in the real world.

Nonlinear Optics of Photonic Crystals and Meta-Materials

Nonlinear Optics of Photonic Crystals and Meta-Materials
Author: Arthur R. McGurn
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1681741075

The study of dark matter, in both astrophysics and particle physics, has emerged as one of the most active and exciting topics of research in recent years. This book reviews the history behind the discovery of missing mass (or unseen mass) in the Universe, and ties this into the proposed extensions to the Standard Model of Particle Physics (such as Supersymmetry), which were being proposed within the same time frame. This book is written as an introduction to these problems at the forefront of astrophysics and particle physics, with the goal of conveying the physics of dark matter to beginning undergraduate majors in scientific fields. The book goes onto describe existing and upcoming experiments and techniques, which will be used to detect dark matter either directly on indirectly.

Computational Methods for Nanoscale Applications

Computational Methods for Nanoscale Applications
Author: Igor Tsukerman
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 707
Release: 2020-08-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030438937

Positioning itself at the common boundaries of several disciplines, this work provides new perspectives on modern nanoscale problems where fundamental science meets technology and computer modeling. In addition to well-known computational techniques such as finite-difference schemes and Ewald summation, the book presents a new finite-difference calculus of Flexible Local Approximation Methods (FLAME) that qualitatively improves the numerical accuracy in a variety of problems.

VLSI Micro- and Nanophotonics

VLSI Micro- and Nanophotonics
Author: El-Hang Lee
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 142001790X

Addressing the growing demand for larger capacity in information technology, VLSI Micro- and Nanophotonics: Science, Technology, and Applications explores issues of science and technology of micro/nano-scale photonics and integration for broad-scale and chip-scale Very Large Scale Integration photonics. This book is a game-changer in the sense that it is quite possibly the first to focus on "VLSI Photonics". Very little effort has been made to develop integration technologies for micro/nanoscale photonic devices and applications, so this reference is an important and necessary early-stage perspective on this field. New demand for VLSI photonics brings into play various technological and scientific issues, as well as evolutionary and revolutionary challenges—all of which are discussed in this book. These include topics such as miniaturization, interconnection, and integration of photonic devices at micron, submicron, and nanometer scales. With its "disruptive creativity" and unparalleled coverage of the photonics revolution in information technology, this book should greatly impact the future of micro/nano-photonics and IT as a whole. It offers a comprehensive overview of the science and engineering of micro/nanophotonics and photonic integration. Many books on micro/nanophotonics focus on understanding the properties of individual devices and their related characteristics. However, this book offers a full perspective from the point of view of integration, covering all aspects of benefits and advantages of VLSI-scale photonic integration—the key technical concept in developing a platform to make individual devices and components useful and practical for various applications.