The smallest possible whispering-gallery-like mode in the square lattice photonic-crystal slab single-defect cavity

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 314-322

  Ryu, Han Youl ^a   Hwang, Jeong Ki ^b   Lee, Yong Hee ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Microcavity; Photonic crystal slab; Purcell factor; Whispering gallery modes

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LATTICE CONSTANTS; PERMITTIVITY; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

MICROCAVITY LASERS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0037320287     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.807179     Document Type: Article

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