Tunable one-dimensional photonic crystal slabs based on preferential etching of silicon-on-insulator

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1832-1844

  Zografopoulos, D C ^a   Kriezis, E E ^a   Bellini, B ^b   Beccherelli, R ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ETCHING; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL SENSORS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; TUNING;

NEMATIC DIRECTOR RESPONSE; OPTICAL SENSING; PREFERENTIAL ETCHING;

PHOTONS;

EID: 33847145096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.001832     Document Type: Article

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