Enhanced light amplification due to group-velocity anomaly peculiar to two- and three-dimensional photonic crystals

被引:159
作者
Sakoda, K [1 ]
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[1] Hokkaido Univ, Res Inst Elect Sci, Kita Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0600812, Japan
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OPTICS EXPRESS | 1999年 / 4卷 / 05期
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10.1364/OE.4.000167
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An analytical expression was derived for light amplification by stimulated emission in arbitrary photonic crystals, which showed an enhancement due to small group velocity. This enhancement was evaluated quantitatively for a two-dimensional crystal with a finite thickness, and an extremely large enhancement due to group-velocity anomaly peculiar to two- and three-dimensional crystals was found even for quite a thin crystal. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America.
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页码:167 / 176
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