Compact finite-difference frequency-domain method for the analysis of two-dimensional photonic crystals

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1397-1408

  Yu, Chin Ping ^a   Chang, Hung Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BAND DIAGRAMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVICES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

COMPACTION;

EID: 2942754215     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.001397     Document Type: Article

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