title: Band formation in coupled-resonator slow-wave structures.
abstract: Sequences of coupled-resonator optical waveguides (CROWs) have been examined as slow-wave structures. The formation of photonic bands in finite systems is studied in the frame of a coupled oscillator model. Several types of resonator size tuning in the system are evaluated in a systematical manner. We show that aperiodicities in sequences of coupled microspheres provide an additional degree of freedom for the design of photonic bands.
authors: Björn M
authors: BM
authors: Möller
authors: Ulrike
authors: U
authors: Woggon
authors: Mikhail V
authors: MV
authors: Artemyev