title: Localized propagation modes guided by shear discontinuities in photonic crystals.
abstract: We propose and analyze shear discontinuities as a new type of defect in photonic crystals. This defect can support guided modes with minimum group velocity dispersion (GVD) and maximum bandwidth, provided that the shear shift equals half the lattice constant. A mode gap emerges when the shear shift is different than half the lattice constant. The shear shift can be used to tune the bandwidth, group velocity, and group velocity dispersion (GVD) of the guided mode. The necessary condition for the existence of guided modes along the shear plane is discussed.
authors.forename: Kehan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barbastathis
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hong