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Optical Properties of Photonic Crystals

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Kazuaki Sakoda

    1. Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

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  • First comprehensive textbook on photonic crystals
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 80)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Kazuaki Sakoda
    Pages 1-11

  3. Eigenmodes of Photonic Crystals

    • Kazuaki Sakoda
    Pages 13-41

  4. Symmetry of Eigenmodes

    • Kazuaki Sakoda
    Pages 43-80

  5. Transmission Spectra

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    Pages 81-97

  6. Optical Response of Photonic Crystals

    • Kazuaki Sakoda
    Pages 99-123

  7. Defect Modes in Photonic Crystals

    • Kazuaki Sakoda
    Pages 125-150

  8. Band Calculation with Frequency-Dependent Dielectric Constants

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    Pages 151-175

  9. Photonic Crystal Slabs

    • Kazuaki Sakoda
    Pages 177-188

  10. Low-Threshold Lasing Due to Group-Velocity Anomaly

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    Pages 189-199

  11. Quantum Optics in Photonic Crystals

    • Kazuaki Sakoda
    Pages 201-212

  12. Epilogue

    • Kazuaki Sakoda
    Pages 213-215

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 217-227
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About this book

The interaction between the radiation field and matter is the most fundamen­ tal source of dynamics in nature. It brings about the absorption and emission of photons, elastic and inelastic light scattering, the radiative lifetime of elec­ tronic excited states, and so on. The huge amount of energy carried from the sun by photons is the source of all activities of creatures on the earth. The absorption of photons by chlorophylls and the successive electronic excita­ tion initiate a series of chemical reactions that are known as photosynthesis, which support all life on the earth. Radiative energy is also the main source of all meteorological phenomena. The fundamentals of the radiation field and its interaction with matter were clarified by classical electromagnetism and quantum electrodynamics. These theories, we believe, explain all electromagnetic phenomena. They not only provide a firm basis for contemporary physics but also generate a vast range of technological applications. These include television, radar, optical and microwave telecommunications, lasers, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, etc. Now, the interaction between the radiation field and matter is so funda­ mental that it may seem universal and invariant. But in fact it is controllable.

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  • Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

    Kazuaki Sakoda

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