Photonic bandgap apparatus and method for delaying photonic signals
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1. Apparatus for delaying photonic signals of predetermined frequency and predetermined bandwidth by a predetermined delay, comprising:
- a predetermined plurality of first and second alternating layers which exhibit a series of photonic bandgaps, said plurality of first and second alternating layers being generally parallel and including an initial layer and a last layer, said first and second alternating layers having predetermined thicknesses and having predetermined indices of refraction, wherein said predetermined plurality, said predetermined thicknesses and said predetermined indices of refraction cooperate to produce a photonic band edge transmission resonance in said plurality of first and second alternating layers, having a photonic band edge transmission resonance center frequency corresponding to said predetermined frequency, and a corresponding photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as said predetermined bandwidth, to thereby impart said predetermined delay to said photonic signals which pass therethrough;
means for directing said photonic signals into said first layer such that said photonic signals propagate in a direction generally perpendicular to said plurality of first and second alternating layers; and
means for receiving the delayed photonic signals which emerge from said last layer.
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Abstract
A photonic signal is applied to a photonic bandgap structure having a photonic band edge transmission resonance at the frequency of the photonic signal and having a photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as the bandwidth of the photonic signal. When a photonic band edge transmission resonance is matched to the photonic signal which is being transmitted, a controllable delay is imparted to the photonic signal without significantly altering the photonic signal itself.
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1. Apparatus for delaying photonic signals of predetermined frequency and predetermined bandwidth by a predetermined delay, comprising:
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a predetermined plurality of first and second alternating layers which exhibit a series of photonic bandgaps, said plurality of first and second alternating layers being generally parallel and including an initial layer and a last layer, said first and second alternating layers having predetermined thicknesses and having predetermined indices of refraction, wherein said predetermined plurality, said predetermined thicknesses and said predetermined indices of refraction cooperate to produce a photonic band edge transmission resonance in said plurality of first and second alternating layers, having a photonic band edge transmission resonance center frequency corresponding to said predetermined frequency, and a corresponding photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as said predetermined bandwidth, to thereby impart said predetermined delay to said photonic signals which pass therethrough; means for directing said photonic signals into said first layer such that said photonic signals propagate in a direction generally perpendicular to said plurality of first and second alternating layers; and means for receiving the delayed photonic signals which emerge from said last layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Apparatus for delaying photonic signals of predetermined frequency and predetermined bandwidth by a predetermined delay, comprising:
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a predetermined plurality of first and second alternating layers which exhibit a series of photonic bandgaps, said first and second alternating layers having predetermined thicknesses and having predetermined indices of refraction, wherein said predetermined plurality, said predetermined thicknesses and said predetermined indices of refraction cooperate to produce a photonic band edge transmission resonance in said plurality of first and second alternating layers, having a photonic band edge transmission resonance center frequency corresponding to said predetermined frequency, and a corresponding photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as said predetermined bandwidth, to thereby impart said predetermined delay to said photonic signals which pass therethrough, wherein said predetermined thicknesses and said predetermined plurality are described by a solution of the following two simultaneous equations;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">1/T.sub.12 = 1+cos π
/N cos π
/(2N)!/ 1- cos (π
Δ
ω
/ω
.sub.0) cos (π
ω
/ω
.sub.0)!
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">1/T.sub.12 = sin π
/N sin π
/(2N)!/ sin (π
Δ
ω
/ω
.sub.0) sin (π
ω
/ω
.sub.0)!,where T12 =4n1 n2 /(n1 +N2)2, n1 is the index of refraction of said first alternating layers, n2 is the index of refraction of said second alternating layers, N is said predetermined plurality, ω
0 is the mid-gap frequency of said photonic bandgap structure, and a=π
c/(2ω
0 n1) and b=π
c/(2ω
0 n2), where a is said predetermined thickness of said first alternating layers, b is said predetermined thickness of said second alternating layers and c is the free space speed of light.
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6. A method of delaying photonic signals of predetermined frequency and predetermined bandwidth by a predetermined delay, comprising the steps of:
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directing the photonic signals into a predetermined plurality of first and second alternating layers which are generally parallel and which exhibit a series of photonic bandgaps, said first and second alternating layers having predetermined thicknesses and having predetermined indices of refraction, wherein said predetermined plurality, said predetermined thicknesses and said predetermined indices of refraction cooperate to produce a photonic band edge transmission resonance in said plurality of first and second alternating layers, having a photonic band edge transmission resonance center frequency corresponding to said predetermined frequency, and a corresponding photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as said predetermined bandwidth, to thereby impart said predetermined delay to said photonic signals which pass therethrough; wherein said directing step comprises directing the photonic signals into the plurality of first and second alternating layers such that the photonic signals propagate in a direction generally perpendicular to the plurality of first and second alternating layers; and receiving the delayed electromagnetic pulses which emerge from said predetermined plurality of first and second alternating layers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of delaying photonic signals of predetermined frequency and predetermined bandwidth by a predetermined delay, comprising the steps of:
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directing the photonic signals into a predetermined plurality of first and second alternating layers which exhibit a series of photonic bandgaps, said first and second alternating layers having predetermined thicknesses and having predetermined indices of refraction, wherein said predetermined plurality, said predetermined thicknesses and said predetermined indices of refraction cooperate to produce a photonic band edge transmission resonance in said plurality of first and second alternating layers, having a photonic band edge transmission resonance center frequency corresponding to said predetermined frequency, and a corresponding photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as said predetermined bandwidth, to thereby impart said predetermined delay to said photonic signals which pass therethrough, wherein said predetermined thicknesses and said predetermined plurality are described by a solution of the following two simultaneous equations;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">1/T.sub.12 = 1+cos π
/N cos π
/(2N)!/ 1- cos (π
Δ
ω
/ω
.sub.0) cos (π
ω
/ω
.sub.0)!
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">1/T.sub.12 = sin π
/N sin π
/(2N!/ sin (π
Δ
ω
/ω
.sub.0) sin (π
ω
/ω
.sub.0 !,where T12 =4n1 n2 /(n1 +n2)2, n1 is the index of refraction of said first alternating layers, n2 is the index of refraction of said second alternating layers, N is said predetermined plurality, ω
0 is the mid-gap frequency of said photonic bandgap structure, and a=π
c/(2ω
0 n1) and b=π
c/(2ω
0 n2), where a is said predetermined thickness of said first alternating layers, b is aid predetermined thickness of said second alternating layers and c is the free space speed of light; andreceiving the delayed electromagnetic pulses which emerge from said predetermined plurality of first and second alternating layers.
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11. Apparatus for delaying photonic signals of predetermined frequency and predetermined bandwidth by a predetermined delay, comprising:
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a predetermined plurality of unit cells which exhibit a series of photonic bandgaps, said plurality of unit cells being generally parallel and including a first unit cell and a last unit cell, said predetermined plurality of unit cells each having a predetermined thickness and having variable index of refraction which varies across said predetermined thickness, wherein said predetermined plurality and said predetermined thickness cooperate to produce a photonic band edge transmission resonance in said plurality of unit cells, having a photonic band edge transmission resonance center frequency corresponding to said predetermined frequency, and a corresponding photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as said predetermined bandwidth, to thereby impart said predetermined delay to said photonic signals which pass therethrough means for directing said photonic signals into said first unit cell such that said photonic signals propagate in a direction generally perpendicular to said plurality of unit cells; and means for receiving the delayed photonic signals which emerge from said last unit cell. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of delaying photonic signals of predetermined frequency and predetermined bandwidth by a predetermined delay, comprising the steps of:
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directing the photonic signals into a predetermined plurality of unit cells which are generally parallel and which exhibit a series of photonic bandgaps, said predetermined plurality of unit cells each having a predetermined thickness and having variable index of refraction which varies across said predetermined thickness, wherein said predetermined plurality and said predetermined thickness cooperate to produce a photonic band edge transmission resonance in said plurality of unit cells, having a photonic band edge transmission resonance center frequency corresponding to said predetermined frequency, and a corresponding photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as said predetermined bandwidth, to thereby impart said predetermined delay to said photonic signals which pass therethrough, wherein said directing step comprises directing the photonic signals into the plurality of unit cells such that the photonic signals propagate in a direction generally perpendicular to the plurality of unit cells; and receiving the delayed electromagnetic pulses which emerge from said predetermined plurality of unit cells. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A photonic signal delaying apparatus, which delays photonic signals of a predetermined frequency and a predetermined bandwidth, comprising:
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a photonic bandgap structure having a plurality of generally parallel layers including a first layer and a last layer; means for directing the photonic signals into said first layer such that the photonic signals propagate in a direction generally perpendicular to said plurality of layers, wherein said photonic bandgap structure has a photonic band edge resonance at the predetermined frequency of the photonic signal, and having a corresponding photonic band edge resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as the predetermined bandwidth of the photonic signal, to thereby impart a predetermined delay to the photonic signal which propagates therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A photonic signal delaying method which delays photonic signals of a predetermined frequency and a predetermined bandwidth, comprising the step of:
applying the photonic signal to a photonic bandgap structure having a plurality of generally parallel layers including a first layer and a last layer, wherein said applying step comprises directing the photonic signals into the plurality of generally parallel layers such that the photonic signals propagate in a direction generally perpendicular to the plurality of layers, and wherein the photonic bandgap structure has a photonic band edge resonance at the predetermined frequency of the photonic signal, and having a corresponding photonic band edge resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as the bandwidth of the photonic signal, to thereby impart a predetermined delay to the photonic signal which propagates therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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