Topology optimised broadband photonic crystal Y-splitter

Electronics Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-71

  Borel, P I ^a   Frandsen, L H ^a   Harpoth A ^a   Kristensen, M ^a   Jensen, J S ^a   Sigmund, O ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CRYSTALS; FABRICATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; TOPOLOGY;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP (PBG); PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDES; TRANSVERSE-ELECTRIC (TE) POLARIZATION; TRIANGULAR LATTICE;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 13844277130     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20057717     Document Type: Article

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