We utilize the anomalous dispersion of planar-photonic crystals (PhCs) near the dielectric band edge to control the wavelength-dependent propagation of light. Light beams with up to 20° divergence were collimated over a 25-nm (1285 nm to 1310 nm) bandwidth using a triangular lattice. The "superprism" phenomenon is demonstrated in the same configuration, simply by tuning the wavelength. Sources of loss are discussed. Both the plane-wave expansion calculation and finite-difference time-domain simulation match well with the experimental results. This is the first experimental demonstration of self-collimating phenomena in a PhC configuration.
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Wu, L., Mazilu, M., & Krauss, T. F. (2003). Beam steering in planar-photonic crystals: From superprism to supercollimator. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 21(2), 561–566. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2003.808773
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