Analysis of strategies to improve the directionality of square lattice band-edge photonic crystal structures

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3069-3076

  Hattori, Haroldo T ^a   Schneider, Vitor M ^b   Cazo, Rogério M ^c   Barbosa, Carmem L ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Dresser Rand   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS AVANÇADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

BAND-EDGE STRUCTURES; LIGHT CONFINEMENT; MICROCAVITIES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES;

EID: 20444488708     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.003069     Document Type: Article

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