Light localizations in photonic crystal line defect waveguides

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 484-491

  Baba, Toshihiko ^a   Mori, Daisuke ^a   Inoshita, Kyoji ^b   Kuroki, Yusuke ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chirped grating; Defect laser; Group delay device; Group velocity; Light localization; Line defect waveguide; Nanolaser; Photonic crystal (PC)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTONS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; WAVEGUIDES;

CHIRPED GRATING; DEFECT LASERS; GROUP DELAY DEVICES; GROUP VELOCITY; LIGHT LOCALIZATION; NANOLASERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS;

EID: 4344596846     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.829201     Document Type: Article

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