Complete three-dimensional photonic bandgap in a simple cubic structure

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-35

  Lin, Shawn Yu ^a   Fleming, J G ^a   Lin, Robin ^a   Sigalas, M M ^b   Biswas, R ^b   Ho, K M ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS; SILICON WAFERS;

PHOTONIC BANDGAPS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES;

EID: 0035581353     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000032     Document Type: Article

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