Highly dispersive photonic band-gap prism

被引:200
作者
Lin, SY
Hietala, VM
Wang, L
Jones, ED
机构
[1] Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185
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10.1364/OL.21.001771
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We propose the concept of a photonic band-gap (PEG) prism based on two-dimensional PBG structures and realize it in the millimeter-wave spectral regime. We recognize the highly nonlinear dispersion of PEG materials near Brillouin zone edges and utilize the dispersion to achieve strong prism action. Such a PEG prism is very compact if operated in the optical regime, similar to 20 mu m in size for lambda similar to 700 nm, and can serve as a dispersive element for building ultracompact miniature spectrometers. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页码:1771 / 1773
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