From photonic band gaps to refractive index engineering

Optical Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 131-142

  Berger, V ^a  

^a THALES   (France)

Author keywords

Photonic band gaps; Photonic crystals; Photonic structures; Refractive index engineering

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PHOTONIC BAND GAPS (PBG);

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0032732415     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-3467(98)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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