Parametric oscillations in photonic crystal slabs 3-D time-domain analysis

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1495-1497

  Conti, Claudio ^a   Di Falco, Andrea ^a   Assanto, Gaetano ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Four wave mixing; Microresonators; Parametric oscillators; Photonic crystals (PCs)

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVEGUIDES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SLABS;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942719101     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.826771     Document Type: Article

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