Abstract
The usual, highly efficient, modelling tools for planar optical devices are generally not suitable for modelling photonic crystal structures. For example, the beam propagation method fails when applied to these strongly scattering structures since presumptions are made on the propagation direction of the waves. The finite-difference time-domain method (FDTD), however, as a direct discretisation of Maxwell's equations, does not suffer from such restrictive assumptions. It is shown that the evolution of the electromagnetic field in both time and space-as calculated using FDTD-can be of considerable help in understanding the physics of photonic crystal structures
Original language | Undefined |
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Title of host publication | ICTON 2001, 3rd int. conf. on transparent optical networks |
Place of Publication | Krakow, Poland |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 22-25 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 0-7803-7096-1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Jun 2001 |
Event | 3rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2001 - Krakow, Poland Duration: 18 Jun 2001 → 21 Jun 2001 Conference number: 3 |
Publication series
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Publisher | IEEE |
Number | 01EX488 |
Conference
Conference | 3rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2001 |
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Abbreviated title | ICTON |
Country/Territory | Poland |
City | Krakow |
Period | 18/06/01 → 21/06/01 |
Keywords
- IR-43087
- METIS-205851