A three-dimensional optical photonic crystal with designed point defects

Nature

Volumn 429, Issue 6991, 2004, Pages 538-542

  Qi, M ^a   Lidorikis, Elafterios ^a   Rakich, Peter T ^a   Johnson, Steven G ^a   Joannopoulos, J D ^a   Ippen, Erich P ^a   Smith, Henry I ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CRYSTALS; DATA PROCESSING; ETCHING; FABRICATION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING; WAFER FUSION BONDING;

POINT DEFECTS;

SILICON;

CRYSTAL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTRUM; SYNTHESIS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 2942525140     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02575     Document Type: Article

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