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Mesoscopic Self-Collimation and Slow Light in All-Positive Index Layered Photonic Crystals

Mesoscopic Self-Collimation and Slow Light in All-Positive Index Layered Photonic Crystals

We demonstrate a mesoscopic self-collimation effect in photonic crystal superlattices consisting of a periodic set of all-positive index 2D photonic crystal and homogeneous layers. We develop an electromagnetic theory showing that diffraction-free beams are observed when the curvature of the optical dispersion relation is properly compensated for. This approach allows …