Waveguiding and bending modes in a plasma photonic crystal bandgap device
Abstract
Waveguiding and bending modes are investigated in a fully tunable plasma photonic crystal. The plasma device actively controls the propagation of free space electromagnetic waves in the S to X band of the microwave spectrum. An array of discharge plasma tubes form a square crystal lattice exhibiting a well-defined bandgap, with individual active switching of the plasma elements to allow for waveguiding and bending modes to be generated dynamically. We show, through simulations and experiments, the existence of transverse electric (TE) mode waveguiding and bending modes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4954668
Entities
People
- Benjamin Wang
- M. A. Cappelli
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Stanford University