One-dimensional photonic bandgap microcavities for strong optical confinement in GaAs and GaAs/AlxOy semiconductor waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2152-2160

  Ripin, Daniel J ^a   Lim, Kuo Yi ^b   Petrich, G S ^b   Villeneuve, Pierre R ^a   Fan, Shanhui ^a   Thoen, E R ^b   Joannopoulos, John D ^a   Ippen, E P ^a   Kolodziejski, L A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP (PBG) WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0033327735     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.803006     Document Type: Article

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