Experimental measurement of the effect of termination on surface electromagnetic waves in one-dimensional photonic bandgap arrays

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2013-2017

  Robertson, William M ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ENERGY GAP; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL FILMS; PRISMS; SURFACE WAVES; THIN FILMS;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP ARRAYS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0033311873     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.802988     Document Type: Article

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