TY - GEN
T1 - New transport regime and Zitterbewegung effect in two-dimensional photonic crystal
AU - Xiangdong, Zhang
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - A new transport regime of electromagnetic wave in two-dimensional photonic crystal near the Dirac point has been demonstrated by exact numerical simulation. In this regime, the conductance of photon is inversely proportional to the thickness of sample, which can be described by Dirac equation very well. Based on it, some unusual beating effects, which can be regarded as optical analogue to Zitterbewegung of relativistic electron, can also be observed near the Dirac point in a two-dimensional photonic crystal. The superiority of such a phenomenon for photons is that it can be found in different scaling structures with wide frequency regions. It can be observed by measuring the time dependence of the transmission coefficient through photonic crystal slabs. Thus, it is particularly suited for experimentally observing this effect. We have observed such a phenomenon by exact numerical simulations, confirming a long-standing theoretical prediction.
AB - A new transport regime of electromagnetic wave in two-dimensional photonic crystal near the Dirac point has been demonstrated by exact numerical simulation. In this regime, the conductance of photon is inversely proportional to the thickness of sample, which can be described by Dirac equation very well. Based on it, some unusual beating effects, which can be regarded as optical analogue to Zitterbewegung of relativistic electron, can also be observed near the Dirac point in a two-dimensional photonic crystal. The superiority of such a phenomenon for photons is that it can be found in different scaling structures with wide frequency regions. It can be observed by measuring the time dependence of the transmission coefficient through photonic crystal slabs. Thus, it is particularly suited for experimentally observing this effect. We have observed such a phenomenon by exact numerical simulations, confirming a long-standing theoretical prediction.
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U2 - 10.1109/META.2008.4723521
DO - 10.1109/META.2008.4723521
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:61349088675
SN - 9781424426089
T3 - META08 - Proceedings of the 2008 International Workshop on Metamaterials
SP - 29
EP - 32
BT - META08 - Proceedings of the 2008 International Workshop on Metamaterials
T2 - 2008 International Workshop on Metamaterials, META08
Y2 - 9 November 2008 through 12 November 2008
ER -