Relaxation approach for the generation of inhomogeneous distributions of uniformly sized particles
Abstract
For many applications in gradient index devices and photonic crystals, it is necessary
to be able to design semicrystalline distributions of particles where the lattice
constant of the distribution is an arbitrary function of position. We propose a method
to generate such distributions which is physically motivated by a system of interacting
particles, and apply it to the design and implementation of a microwave gradient index
lens. While the demonstration was preformed at microwave wavelengths, this technique
would also be particularly useful for designing devices for operation at IR and visible
wavelengths where the fabrication of distributions of uniformly sized holes or columns
is very easy. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.
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10.1063/1.3460914Publication Info
Hunt, J; Kundtz, N; Landy, N; & Smith, DR (2010). Relaxation approach for the generation of inhomogeneous distributions of uniformly
sized particles. Applied Physics Letters, 97(2). pp. 24104. 10.1063/1.3460914. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/3238.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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David R. Smith
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. David R. Smith is currently the James B. Duke Professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department at Duke University. He is also Director of the Center for Metamaterials
and Integrated Plasmonics at Duke and holds the positions of Adjunct Associate Professor
in the Physics Department at the University of California, San Diego, and Visiting
Professor of Physics at Imperial College, London. Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in
1994 in Physics from the University of California, San D

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