Maximizing band gaps in two-dimensional photonic crystals

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2108-2120

  Cox, Steven J ^a   Dobson, David C ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CRYSTALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ENERGY GAP; OPTIMIZATION;

TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0033330905     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/s0036139998338455     Document Type: Article

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