title: Lattice Boltzmann model for photonic band gap materials.
abstract: An efficient technique for computing photonic band structure and defect modes is proposed based on the lattice Boltzmann model. Physically, it is a scheme based on the kinetics of the virtual microscopic process, rather than a solution of the macroscopic Maxwell equations. The method has significant advantages of being naturally suited for massively parallel machine, as well as speed and convenience, providing another methodology for photonic band gap materials and, also, for general electromagnetic scattering problems in open region when incorporated with the perfectly matched layer technique.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Theoretical Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Zhifang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Haiping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zi
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang