Observation of lower to higher bandgap transition of one-dimensional defect modes

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 7362-7367

  Wang, Xiaosheng ^b,c   Young, Jack ^b   Chen, Zhigang ^a   Weinstein, Doug ^d   Yang, Jianke ^d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; PHOTONS;

BANDGAP TRANSITION; LATTICE POTENTIAL; PHOTONIC LATTICES;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS;

EID: 33746917119     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.007362     Document Type: Article

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