Field Expulsion and Reconfiguration in Polaritonic Photonic Crystals

Kerwyn Casey Huang, Peter Bienstman, John D. Joannopoulos, Keith A. Nelson, and Shanhui Fan
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 196402 – Published 13 May 2003; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 169901 (2004)

Abstract

We uncover a rich set of optical phenomena stemming from the incorporation of polar materials exhibiting transverse phonon polariton excitations into a photonic crystal structure. We identify in the frequency spectrum two regimes in which the dielectric response of the polaritonic medium can induce extreme localization of the electromagnetic energy. Our analysis of the effect of polarization and the interaction between the polariton and photonic band gaps on the Bloch states leads to a pair of mechanisms for sensitive frequency-controlled relocation and/or reconfiguration of the fields.

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  • Received 23 October 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.196402

©2003 American Physical Society

Erratum

Erratum: Field Expulsion and Reconfiguration in Polaritonic Photonic Crystals [Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 196402 (2003)]

Kerwyn Casey Huang, Peter Bienstman, John D. Joannopoulos, Keith A. Nelson, and Shanhui Fan
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 169901 (2004)

Authors & Affiliations

Kerwyn Casey Huang*, Peter Bienstman, John D. Joannopoulos, and Keith A. Nelson

  • Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

Shanhui Fan

  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA

  • *Electronic address: kch23@mit.edu

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Vol. 90, Iss. 19 — 16 May 2003

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