D R Solli and J M Hickmann 2004 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 37 R263 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/37/24/R01
D R Solli1 and J M Hickmann2
Show affiliationsIt has recently been shown that the polarization of electromagnetic radiation can be completely controlled using devices constructed entirely from photonic crystals. We will review these important developments, focusing on effects that occur for propagation in the periodic plane of two-dimensional, dielectric structures. Specifically, we survey the recent experimental results demonstrating waveplates and polarizers based on two-dimensional photonic crystals.
42.70.Qs Photonic bandgap materials
41.20.Jb Electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation
Accelerators, beams and electromagnetism
Issue 24 (21 December 2004)
Received 3 September 2003, in final form 19 August 2004
Published 2 December 2004
D R Solli and J M Hickmann 2004 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 37 R263
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