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Frozen Mode Regime in Finite Periodic Structures

Optics 2017-11-09 v1

Abstract

Periodic structures with Bloch dispersion relation supporting a stationary inflection point (SIP) can display a unique scattering feature, the frozen mode regime (FMR). The FMR is much more robust than common cavity resonances; it is much less sensitive to the boundary conditions, structural imperfections, and losses. Using perturbation theory, we analyze the FMR in the realistic case of a finite fragment of a periodic structure. We show that in close proximity of SIP frequency, the character of the FMR is qualitatively different from the known case of a semi-infinite structure.

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@article{arxiv.1708.08139,
  title  = {Frozen Mode Regime in Finite Periodic Structures},
  author = {Huanan Li and Ilya Vitebskiy and Tsampikos Kottos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.08139},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

7 pages, 2 figures with the supplement included

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