The electromagnetic modes and homogenization for a cubic lattice of spheres

Authors
Bao, KD McPhedran, RC Nicorovici, NA Poulton, CG Botten, LC
Citation
Kd. Bao et al., The electromagnetic modes and homogenization for a cubic lattice of spheres, PHYSICA B, 279(1-3), 2000, pp. 162-163
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICA B
ISSN journal
09214526 → ACNP
Volume
279
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
162 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4526(200004)279:1-3<162:TEMAHF>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We discuss the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a triply periodic la ttice of dielectric spheres. We represent the electric and magnetic fields in terms of Debye potentials, and derive the generalized Rayleigh identity. In the long wavelength limit we evaluate the effective dielectric constant of the homogenized crystal. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights rese rved.