Light transport in photonic crystals composed of magneto-optically active materials

A. García-Martín, G. Armelles, and S. Pereira
Phys. Rev. B 71, 205116 – Published 31 May 2005

Abstract

We analyze the properties of light propagation through ordered structures made of metallic wires (or disks) embedded in a dielectric medium in the presence of a magnetic field. The magnetic field not only modifies the polarization properties of the transmitted and reflected light, but it also induces absorption channels that give rise to well-defined structures in the transmission spectrum and in the Faraday rotation. Interaction and size effects are also analyzed. To perform the numerical simulations we extend an existing scattering matrix method to deal with the off-diagonal terms of the dielectric tensor required for the proper treatment of magneto-optical activity.

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  • Received 17 November 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.71.205116

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

A. García-Martín and G. Armelles

  • Instituto de Microelectrónica de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Isaac Newton 8, Tres Cantos, E-28760 Madrid, Spain

S. Pereira

  • Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser, Département de Génie Électrique et de Génie Informatique, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada G1K 7P4

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Vol. 71, Iss. 20 — 15 May 2005

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