Light Localization in a Disordered Photonic Crystal

Abstract

It is known that photonic Bloch states can become strongly localized near the band edges in a disordered photonic crystal. We show that Bloch states are disrupted and the new localization regime establishes when local fluctuations of the band edge frequency caused by randomization of refractive index profile becomes as large as the bandgap width.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 18, 1999
Accession Number
ADP013001

Entities

People

  • M. A. Kaliteevski
  • V. V. Nikolaev
  • Yu. A. Vlasov

Organizations

  • Russian Academy of Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Conduction Bands
  • Crystals
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Electric Fields
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Levels
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
  • Mean Free Path
  • Photonic Crystals
  • Photonics
  • Refractive Index
  • Standards
  • Thickness
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.