Optimal localization of eigenfunctions in an inhomogeneous medium

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 762-774

  Dobson, David C ^a   Santosa, Fadil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Defect modes; Mode localization; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

DEFECT MODES; MODE LOCALIZATION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PHOTONIC BANDGAP STRUCTURES;

BAND STRUCTURE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHOTONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS;

EID: 3142747037     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139903426162     Document Type: Article

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