Sharp trench waveguide bends in dual mode operation with ultra-small photonic crystals for suppressing radiation

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 4351-4356

  Xudong, Cui ^a   Hafner, Christian ^a   Vahldieck, Rüdiger ^a   Robin, Franck ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FABRICATION; MIRRORS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; RESONATORS;

EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGY OPTIMIZATION; SUPPRESSING RADIATION; ULTRA-SMALL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33646559867     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.004351     Document Type: Article

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