Photonic Band Gaps and Localization, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
NATO Science Series B: Series, Vol. 308

This volume contains the papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Localization and Propagation o[ Classical Waves in Random and Periodic Media held in Aghia Pelaghia, Heraklion, Crete, May 26- 30, 1992. The workshop's goal was to bring together theorists and experimentalists from two related areas, localization and photonic band gaps, to highlight their common interests. The objectives of the workshop were (i) to assess the state­ of-the-art in experimental and theoretical studies of structures exhibiting classical wave band gaps and/or localization, (ii) to discuss how such structures can be fabricated to improve technologies in different areas of physics and engineering, and (iii) to identify problems and set goals for further research. Studies of the propagation of electromagnetic (EM) waves in periodic and/or disordered dielectric structures (photonic band gap structures) have been and continue to be a dynamic area of research. Anderson localization of EM waves in disordered dielectric structures is of fundamental interest where the strong ei-ei interaction efFects entering the eIectron-localization are absent.

Localization, Diffusion, and Correlation: The Localization of Light; S. John. The Speed of Diffusing Light; B.A. van Tiggelen, A. Lagendijk. Diffusion of Classical Waves in Random Media; C.M. Soukoulis, et al. Accurate Measurement of Backscattered Light from Random Media; P.N. den Outer, et al. Photonic Band Gaps: Photonic Band Structure; E. Yablonovitch. Photonic Gaps for Electromagnetic Waves in Periodic Dielectric Structures; K.M. Ho, et al. Plane-Wave Calculation of Photonic Band Structure; K.M. Leung. Measurements of Localization and Photonic Band Gap Systems in Two Dimensions; S. Schultz, D.R. Smith. Wave Propagation in Random Media: Localization Transition in Anisotropic and Inhomogenous Systems; P. Sheng, Z.Q. Zhang. Statistical Inversion of Stratified Media from Acoustic Pulses Scattered at Two Angles of Incidence; B. White, et al. 30 additional articles. Index.