Modeling and simulation for a nano-photonic quantum dot waveguide fabricated by DNA-directed self-assembly

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 500-509

  Wang, Chia Jean ^a   Lin, Lih Y ^a   Parviz, Babak A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Nano scale photonic waveguide; Optical pumping; Quantum dot (QD) modeling; Subdiffraction limit

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PUMPING; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; ZINC SULFIDE;

NANO-SCALE PHOTONIC WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL ENERGY TRANSFER; QUANTUM DOT (QD) MODELING; SUBDIFFRACTION LIMIT;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 18844413340     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2005.845616     Document Type: Article

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