In this article we introduce a mathematical model to describe light propagation in a mono-dimensional photonic crystal under the hypothesis of a linear, stationary, isotropic and lossless medium. We study the typical band structure and spectral properties. In addition, we analyse a crystal with an impurity confined to a bounded region and study the change in its spectrum as a result of introducing the impurity. The asymptotic expressions for the solution of the Helmholtz-Schrodinger model equation with impurity are analysed to derive the scattering matrix. We introduce the period map matrix and derive it from the scattering matrix. We pay particular attention to a photonic crystal with a piecewise constant index of refraction and recover it from the scattering matrix in a few important special cases.

Mathematical Principles in Photonic Crystals

VAN DER MEE, CORNELIS VICTOR MARIA;PAOLO PINTUS;
2008-01-01

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In this article we introduce a mathematical model to describe light propagation in a mono-dimensional photonic crystal under the hypothesis of a linear, stationary, isotropic and lossless medium. We study the typical band structure and spectral properties. In addition, we analyse a crystal with an impurity confined to a bounded region and study the change in its spectrum as a result of introducing the impurity. The asymptotic expressions for the solution of the Helmholtz-Schrodinger model equation with impurity are analysed to derive the scattering matrix. We introduce the period map matrix and derive it from the scattering matrix. We pay particular attention to a photonic crystal with a piecewise constant index of refraction and recover it from the scattering matrix in a few important special cases.
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