Localization of Light And the Photonic Band Gap Concept

This book introduces students to the rapidly expanding field ofphotonic crystals, photonic band gap (PBG) materials, and lightlocalization phenomena. Written by one of the leading authorities onPBG materials, this book is the first comprehensive and highlyillustrative book on this important field of photonics. The bookcovers those aspects of light localization and the PBG concept whichrely maily on classical, linear optics. Also covered are extensions toclassical and semi-classical, nonlinear optics, novel quantumelectrodynamic effects in and near a PBG involving photons and two-level systems, current and future applications of photonic crystals ininformation technology, and a future outlook for the field.A DVD containing supplemental and education material accompanies thetext. Movie clips, interactive 3D graphs and user-friendly softwareallow the student to visualize the material and calculateelectromagnetic wave propagation in photonic crystals.Sajeev, John is the author of 'Localization of Light And the Photonic Band Gap Concept ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780387016078 and ISBN 0387016074.