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Duality relation for the Maxwell system.

F Zolla1, S Guenneau

  • 1Institut Fresnel, UMR 6133, Faculté de Saint Jérôme, Case 162, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|March 15, 2003
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Summary

This study links 3D and 2D photonic crystals using vector Maxwell equations. It generalizes classical results for periodic media, offering new insights into homogenization theory for photonic crystals.

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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Electromagnetism

Background:

  • The behavior of light in periodic structures like photonic crystals is crucial for optical device design.
  • Understanding the low-frequency electromagnetic response of these materials is a long-standing challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a theoretical link between 3D and 2D finite photonic crystals within the low-frequency limit.
  • To generalize existing solutions for periodic media to piecewise continuous permittivity profiles.

Main Methods:

  • Generalization of classical results (Keller and Dykhne's chessboard problem) to periodic media.
  • Application of homogenization theory for elliptic operators.
  • Illustrative examples using integral equation and variational approaches (fictitious charges, finite-element method).

Main Results:

  • A theorem is presented that connects the vector Maxwell system for 3D and 2D finite photonic crystals at low frequencies.
  • The study extends Mendelson's findings on polycrystalline and multiphase media.
  • Demonstration of the theoretical framework using computational methods.

Conclusions:

  • The presented theorem provides a unified framework for analyzing photonic crystals.
  • The methods offer a robust approach for studying electromagnetic properties of periodic materials.
  • This work contributes to the theoretical understanding of photonic crystals and their applications.

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