Date of Award
12-1994
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Physics
First Advisor
Dr. Arthur McGurn
Second Advisor
Dr. Sung Chung
Third Advisor
Dr. Lisa Paulius
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The concepts of band theory for electrons can be employed to describe the behavior of electromagnetic waves propagaiting in periodic dielectric structures with a frequency independent dielectric function. These periodic structures can produce photonic band gaps in which the propagation of electromagnetic waves is strictly prohibited. The introduction of a frequency dependent dielectric function in such systems gives rise to strong changes of the photonic bands in the neighborhood of the frequency resonance of the dielectric function.
In my thesis, the photonic band structure of a dielectric system with a frequency dependent dielectric function which undergoes a dielectric resonance will be studied. The transmittance and dispersion relation in the presence of periodic dielectric slabs will be derived theoretically and calculated numerically. Comparison with results for systems in the absence of dielectric resonance will be made.
Recommended Citation
Liu, Jiezhou, "The Photonic Band Structure of Dielectric Systems with a Frequency Dependent Dielectric Function" (1994). Masters Theses. 4274.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4274