Formation of guided Cherenkov radiation in silicon-based nanocomposites

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Yurtsever, Aycan ^a   Couillard, Martin ^a   Muller, David A ^a  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERENKOV COUNTERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; NANOPARTICLES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SILICON; WAVEGUIDES;

PHOTONIC DENSITY; ULTRAVIOLET WAVEGUIDED;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 44649115423     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.217402     Document Type: Article

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