Refractive index dependence of L3 photonic crystal nano-cavities

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 14299-14305

  Adawi, A M ^a   Chalcraft, A R A ^a   Whittaker, D M ^a   Lidzey, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

ABSORPTION FREE MATERIALS; MODE EXPANSION METHOD; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL MEMBRANES;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 35948983065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.014299     Document Type: Article

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