Color separating with integrated photonic band-gap optical diodes: A numerical study

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 10733-10739

  Chen, Jiun Yeu ^a   Chen, Lien Wen ^b  

^a HSING KUO UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL DEVICES;

COLOR SPLITTERS; OPTICAL DIODES; PHOTONIC BAND GAP (PBG); PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; WAVEPLATES;

DIODES;

EID: 33750712366     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010733     Document Type: Article

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