Optical transmission and waveguiding by excitonic quantum dot lattices

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2441-2447

  Fu, Y ^a   Berglind, E ^a   Thylen L ^a   Agren H ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); EXCITONS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EXCITON-POLARITON EFFECT; OPTICAL DISPERSIONS; PACKAGING DENSITY; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 33846024075     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.002441     Document Type: Article

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