Artificial dielectrics: Linear and nonlinear optical properties of germanium-implanted coherent arrays of submicrometer silica spheres

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1391-1395

  Ajgaonkar, M ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Grebel, H ^a   Brown, R A ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; GERMANIUM; LIGHT REFRACTION; SILICA;

COHERENT ARRAYS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0012651745     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001391     Document Type: Article

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