Guiding optical light in air using an all-dielectric structure

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2039-2041

  Fink, Yoel ^a   Ripin, Daniel J ^b   Fan, Shanhui ^b   Chen, Chiping ^c   Joannopoulos, John D ^b   Thomas, Edwin L ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; HIGH POWER LASERS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS;

LIGHT CONDUITS; OMNIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTORS; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0033311414     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.802992     Document Type: Article

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