Applied physics: Simultaneous inhibition and redistribution of spontaneous light emission in photonic crystals

Science

Volumn 308, Issue 5726, 2005, Pages 1296-1298

  Fujita, Masayuki ^a   Takahashi, Shigeki ^a   Tanaka, Yoshinori ^a   Asano, Takashi ^a   Noda, Susumu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONICS; QUANTUM-INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CRYSTALS;

SCIENCE IN GENERAL;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; ENERGY; ILLUMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REFRACTION INDEX;

EID: 19744374515     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1110417     Document Type: Article

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