Manipulation of spontaneous emission in a tapered photonic crystal fibre

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 12439-12444

  Myers, S J ^a   Fussell, D P ^b   Dawes, J M ^a   Magi E ^b   McPhedran, R C ^b   Eggleton, B J ^b   De Sterke, C Martijn ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL COATINGS; PHOTONS;

BAND EDGES; BAND-GAPS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33845388255     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.012439     Document Type: Article

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