Photonic crystals: putting a new twist on light

J. D. Joannopoulos, Pierre R. Villeneuve and Shanhui Fan
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J. D. Joannopoulos: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pierre R. Villeneuve: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shanhui Fan: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature, 1997, vol. 386, issue 6621, 143-149

Abstract: Abstract Photonic crystals are materials patterned with a periodicity in dielectric constant, which can create a range of 'forbidden' frequencies called a photonic bandgap. Photons with energies lying in the bandgap cannot propagate through the medium. This provides the opportunity to shape and mould the flow of light for photonic information technology.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1038/386143a0

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