Highly dispersive photonic band-gap prism

Journal Article · Thu Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1996 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.21.001771· OSTI ID:474642

Lin, S; Hietala, V M; Wang, L; Jones, E D ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, P. O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)

We propose the concept of a photonic band-gap (PBG) prism based on two-dimensional PBG structures and realize it in the millimeter-wave spectral regime. We recognize the highly nonlinear dispersion of PBG materials near Brillouin zone edges and utilize the dispersion to achieve strong prism action. Such a PBG prism is very compact if operated in the optical regime, {approximately}20{mu}m in size for {lambda}{approximately}700nm, and can serve as a dispersive element for building ultracompact miniature spectrometers. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 474642
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 21; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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