Modal-reflectivity enhancement by geometry tuning in photonic crystal microcavities

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 245-255

  Sauvan, C ^a   Lecamp, G ^a   Lalanne, P ^a   Hugonin, J P ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRODYNAMICS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

FRACTION OF LIGHT; IMPINGING; INTEGRATED OPTICS DEVICES; MICROPILLARS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL (PC) MICROCAVITIES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 13544258008     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.000245     Document Type: Article

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