Photonic Devices Having Degenerate or Split Spectral Band Edges
- Technology Application
- This invention allows one to drastically enhance the performance of existing active electromagnetic elements, such as nonlinear and active materials, as well as creating much more efficient resonance cavities.
- Detailed Technology Description
- University researchers have developed a photonic device configured to display photonic band gap structure with a degenerate or a split band edge. Electromagnetic radiation incident upon these photonic devices can be converted into a frozen mode characterized by a significantly increased amplitude, as compared to that of the incident wave. The device can also be configured as a resonance cavity with a giant transmission band edge resonance.
- Supplementary Information
- Patent Number: US20090034924A1
Application Number: US2008131897A
Inventor: Figotin, Aleksandr | Vitebskiy, Ilya M.
Priority Date: 31 May 2007
Priority Number: US20090034924A1
Application Date: 2 Jun 2008
Publication Date: 5 Feb 2009
IPC Current: G02B000610 | G02B000600
US Class: 385122 | 385129
Title: Photonic Devices Having Degenerate Or Split Spectral Band Edges And Methods For Using The Same
Usefulness: Photonic Devices Having Degenerate Or Split Spectral Band Edges And Methods For Using The Same
Summary: Photonic device e.g. waveguide and fiber (both claimed) used in optical application and microwave application.
Novelty: Photonic device e.g. waveguide has photonic band gap material comprising several periodic segments located along Z-direction such that photonic band gap material is periodic in Z-direction
- Industry
- Optics
- Sub Category
- Optical Element
- Application No.
- 8655134
- Others
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Tech ID/UC Case
18736/2007-705-0
Related Cases
2007-705-0
- *Abstract
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The manipulation of electromagnetic energy can be advantageous to numerous applications within many industries. For instance, much effort has been focused on reducing the velocity of electromagnetic energy, such as light and microwave pulses. The reduced velocity of electromagnetic energy can facilitate manipulation of electromagnetic waves. It can also enhance the light-matter interaction essential in numerous optical and microwave applications.
One common photonic device exploiting spatial inhomogeneity is a photonic crystal. This device is typically composed of multiple repeating segments (unit cells) arranged in a periodic manner. The electromagnetic frequency spectrum of a typical photonic crystal develops frequency bands separated by forbidden frequency gaps. The frequency separating a photonic band from adjacent photonic gap is referred to as a (photonic) band edge, or simply a band edge.
One common drawback of current photonic devices employing spatial inhomogeneity is that only a small fraction of the incident electromagnetic radiation is converted into the slow electromagnetic mode, resulting in low efficiency of the device. Another common drawback of current photonic devices is the necessity to employ a large number of the said segments (unit cells) in order to achieve a desirable slowdown of electromagnetic energy. Accordingly, improved photonic devices are needed having smaller dimensions and allowing for more efficient manipulation of the incident electromagnetic radiation.
- *IP Issue Date
- Feb 18, 2014
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Aleksandr Figotin
Department:
Name: Ilya Vitebskiy
Department:
- Country/Region
- USA
