Thermodynamic limit to light trapping in thin planar structures

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3001-3008

  Hall, Dennis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICON WAFERS; THERMODYNAMICS; WAVEGUIDES;

ISOTROPIC CONDITION; LIGHT TRAPPING; RADIANCE THEOREM;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 0031276075     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.003001     Document Type: Article

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