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Title: Photonic band gap structure simulator

Abstract

A system and method for designing photonic band gap structures. The system and method provide a user with the capability to produce a model of a two-dimensional array of conductors corresponding to a unit cell. The model involves a linear equation. Boundary conditions representative of conditions at the boundary of the unit cell are applied to a solution of the Helmholtz equation defined for the unit cell. The linear equation can be approximated by a Hermitian matrix. An eigenvalue of the Helmholtz equation is calculated. One computation approach involves calculating finite differences. The model can include a symmetry element, such as a center of inversion, a rotation axis, and a mirror plane. A graphical user interface is provided for the user's convenience. A display is provided to display to a user the calculated eigenvalue, corresponding to a photonic energy level in the Brilloin zone of the unit cell.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1175926
Patent Number(s):
7117133
Application Number:
10/171,725
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01P - WAVEGUIDES
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-95ER40919
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2002 Jun 14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Chen, Chiping, Shapiro, Michael A., Smirnova, Evgenya I., Temkin, Richard J., and Sirigiri, Jagadishwar R. Photonic band gap structure simulator. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Chen, Chiping, Shapiro, Michael A., Smirnova, Evgenya I., Temkin, Richard J., & Sirigiri, Jagadishwar R. Photonic band gap structure simulator. United States.
Chen, Chiping, Shapiro, Michael A., Smirnova, Evgenya I., Temkin, Richard J., and Sirigiri, Jagadishwar R. Tue . "Photonic band gap structure simulator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175926.
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