Waveguiding and bending modes in a plasma photonic crystal bandgap device

Journal Article · Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · AIP Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954668· OSTI ID:22611523

Cappelli, M. A. ^[1]

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1. Stanford Plasma Physics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)

Waveguiding and bending modes are investigated in a fully tunable plasma photonic crystal. The plasma device actively controls the propagation of free space electromagnetic waves in the S to X band of the microwave spectrum. An array of discharge plasma tubes form a square crystal lattice exhibiting a well-defined bandgap, with individual active switching of the plasma elements to allow for waveguiding and bending modes to be generated dynamically. We show, through simulations and experiments, the existence of transverse electric (TE) mode waveguiding and bending modes.

• OSTI ID: 22611523
• Journal Information: AIP Advances, Vol. 6, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
BENDING
CRYSTAL LATTICES
CRYSTALS
MICROWAVE RADIATION
MICROWAVE SPECTRA
PLASMA
SIMULATION
TUBES
WAVEGUIDES