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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2015/2016

Photonics Crystals

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 516-0077/02
Abbreviation FOT
Course title Photonics Crystals
Credits 5
Coordinating department Institute of Physics
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Course content:
- Photonic crystals: the electromagnetic field in a periodic environment, the variation approach in electromagnetic theory, symmetry, translation, photonic band structure.
- 1D photonic crystals: stratified media, Brillouin zones, evanescentn modes, partial photonic band gap.
- 2D and 3D photonic crystals: the system of dielectric and metal rods and tubes, 3D photonic crystals and complete photonic band gap.
- Defects in photonic crystals: the influence of point and line defects.
- Application of photonic crystals: waveguide crossing, splitters and couplers based on photonic waveguides.
- Metamaterials:
superlenses, delay lines, other components based on photonic crystal structures. - Photonic crystal fibers: description of electromagnetic waves in mikrostructured fibers, basic transmission properties.
- Special types of microstructured fibers and their applications of crystal:
birefringent and nonlinear photonic crystal fiber, supercontinuum generation,
dispersion enginnering, sensors, etc.

Povinná literatura

JOANNOPOULOS, J. D., MEADE, R. D., WINN, J. N.: Photonic Crystals, Princeton
University Press, 1995;

Doporučená literatura

JOHNSON, S. G., JOANNOPOULOS, J. D.,: Photonic Crystals - The Road from Theory to Practice, Springer; 1st ed., 2002