ACCURATE THEORETICAL-ANALYSIS OF PHOTONIC BAND-GAP MATERIALS

Citation
Rd. Meade et al., ACCURATE THEORETICAL-ANALYSIS OF PHOTONIC BAND-GAP MATERIALS, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 48(11), 1993, pp. 8434-8437
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
48
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
8434 - 8437
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1993)48:11<8434:ATOPBM>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Two improvements for the solution of Maxwell's equations in periodic d ielectric media are introduced, abandoning the plane-wave cutoff and i nterpolating the dielectric function. These improvements permit the ac curate study of previously inaccessible systems. Example calculations are discussed, employing a basis of approximately 10(6) plane waves fo r which these two improvements reduce both the memory and central proc essing unit requirements by approximately 10(4).