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Lifshitz localization‐based reconfigurable photonic crystals
Author(s) -
De Los Santos Héctor J.,
Kang SeokWon,
Banerjee Debjyoti
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.26441
Subject(s) - reconfigurability , refractive index , photonic crystal , lattice (music) , photonics , microwave , beam steering , optoelectronics , electronic engineering , materials science , computer science , physics , optics , beam (structure) , engineering , telecommunications , acoustics
We theoretically investigate programming the functionality of photonic crystals (PCs) by reconfiguring the random location of defects. It is shown, via numerical finite‐difference time‐domain simulations, that the random spatial location of defects, implemented as identical changes in refractive index with respect to the host lattice, has the potential to enable realizing a large number of functions, from optical switching, based on the transition from localized to extended light wave propagation states, to beam steering, and slow light functions. The reconfigurability concept exploits nanofluidic capillarity in nanochannels to change the refractive index properties of individually addressable fluidic‐based defects. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:2721–2724, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26441