Publications

Investigation of 2D laterally dispersive photonic crystal structures : LDRD 33602 final report

Vawter, Gregory A.; Peters, D.W.; Wendt, J.R.; Hadley, G.R.; Vawter, Gregory A.; Peake, Gregory M.; Guo, Junpeng; Subramania, Ganapathi S.

Artificially structured photonic lattice materials are commonly investigated for their unique ability to block and guide light. However, an exciting aspect of photonic lattices which has received relatively little attention is the extremely high refractive index dispersion within the range of frequencies capable of propagating within the photonic lattice material. In fact, it has been proposed that a negative refractive index may be realized with the correct photonic lattice configuration. This report summarizes our investigation, both numerically and experimentally, into the design and performance of such photonic lattice materials intended to optimize the dispersion of refractive index in order to realize new classes of photonic devices.