Two physical mechanisms for boosting the quality factor to cavity volume ratio of photonic crystal microcavities

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 458-467

  Lalanne, Ph ^a   Mias, S ^a   Hugonin, J P ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTIMIZATION; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVEGUIDES;

MICRORESONATORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MICROCAVITIES; PURCELL FACTORS; Q FACTORS;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 2942715214     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000458     Document Type: Article

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