Finite-difference time-domain calculation of spontaneous emission lifetime in a microcavity

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 465-474

  Xu, Y ^a   Vuckovic J S ^a   Lee, R K ^a   Painter, O J ^a   Scherer, A ^a   Yariv, A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0347662798     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.000465     Document Type: Article

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