Superprism effect with planar 1-D photonic crystal

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5360, Issue , 2004, Pages 364-372

  Bakhtazad, Aref ^a   Kirk, Andrew G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Optical multiplexer; Planar phontonic crystals; Silica on silicon; Superprism

Indexed keywords

BAND-GAP MATERIALS (BGM); OPTICAL MULTIPLIERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SUPERPRISM;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIZATION; PRISMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA;

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 4344713571     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.529362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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