Finite-difference time-domain simulation of two-dimensional photonic crystal surface-emitting laser

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2869-2880

  Yokoyama, Mitsuru ^a,b   Noda, Susumu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Konica Minolta Technology Center Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHOTONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

AIR RODS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS (PC); RESONANT MODES; VERTICAL EMITTING LASERS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 21244487474     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.002869     Document Type: Article

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