Cerenkov radiation in photonic crystals

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5605, 2003, Pages 368-371

  Luo, Chiyan ^a   Ibanescu, Mihai ^a   Johnson, Steven G ^a   Joannopoulos, J D ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERENKOV COUNTERS; PHOTONS; RADIATION;

CERENKOV RADIATIONS;

CRYSTALS;

RADIATION EXPOSURE; VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL; LIGHT; MATERIALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037449565     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1079549     Document Type: Article

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