Efficient photonic crystal Y-junctions

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Wilson, Rab ^a   Karle, Tim J ^a   Moerman, I ^b   Krauss, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Photonic crystals; Photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor optoelectronics

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

FILL FACTORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0041304768     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/5/4/358     Document Type: Conference Paper

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