Polarization gaps in spiral photonic crystals

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 8083-8088

  Lee, Jeffrey Chi Wai ^a   Chan, C T ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTONS;

EIGENMODES; HEXAGONAL LATTICE; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 30144436034     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.008083     Document Type: Article

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