Optical and confinement properties of two-dimensional photonic crystals

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2063-2077

  Benisty, H ^a   Weisbuch, C ^a   Labilloy, D ^a   Rattier, M ^a   Smith, C J M ^b   Krauss, T F ^b   De La Rue, Richard M ^b   Houdre R ^c   Oesterle, U ^c   Jouanin, C ^d   Cassagne, D ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DE LA MATIÈRE CONDENSÉE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

FABRY-PEROT RESONATORS; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0042210211     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.802996     Document Type: Article

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