摘要
Imaging properties of a two-dimensional photonic crystal （PC） slab consisting of a triangular lattice of metallic cylinders immersed in a dielectric background are investigated by the finite-difference time-domain technique. With the calculated field patterns of a point source placed in the vicinity of the PC slab and the corresponding equifrequency-surface contours, we find that a high-quality image ca.n form in the opposite side of the slab in the lowest TM-polarized photonic band, and this near-field image is formed mainly by the self-collimation effect.
Imaging properties of a two-dimensional photonic crystal （PC） slab consisting of a triangular lattice of metallic cylinders immersed in a dielectric background are investigated by the finite-difference time-domain technique. With the calculated field patterns of a point source placed in the vicinity of the PC slab and the corresponding equifrequency-surface contours, we find that a high-quality image ca.n form in the opposite side of the slab in the lowest TM-polarized photonic band, and this near-field image is formed mainly by the self-collimation effect.
基金
Supported by the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation of China under Grant Nos 2004CB719804 and 2001CB610402, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 10404036, the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China under Grant No 2003CB7169, and the Supercomputing Center, CNIC, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
