Date of Award
8-1993
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Physics
First Advisor
Dr. Arthur McGurn
Second Advisor
Dr. M. Soga
Third Advisor
Dr. Kapenga
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The concepts of band theory for electrons can also be employed to describe the behavior of electromagnetic waves propagating in periodic dielectric structures. These periodic structures can produce photonic band gaps in which the propagation of electromagnetic waves is strictly prohibited. The introduction of impurities in such system gives rise to donor and acceptor gap modes in electron system and to energy gap modes in photonic system.
In my thesis, the impurity modes in one-dimensional, periodic, dielectric system will be studied. These modes are introduced in the 1-d dielectric structure by altering the thickness of one slab in an otherwise periodic array. Narrow resonant modes are then found in the forbidden gaps. We study these modes as function of impurity slab thickness and dielectric constant. The calculations presented in this thesis are based on numerically studying the transmittance of impurity modes through one-dimensional, periodic arrays of dielectric slabs.
Recommended Citation
Zhong, Yan, "Size Imperfections in One-Dimensional Periodic Optical Arrays" (1993). Masters Theses. 811.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/811