Propagation loss reduction of photonic crystal slab waveguides by microspheres

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3934-3939

  Chen, Chii Chang ^a   Tsai, Ya Lun ^a   Hsu, Che Lung ^a   Chang, Jenq Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; CRYSTALS; ENERGY GAP; ETCHING; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION;

INTEGRATED OPTICS DEVICES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION FILTERS; PROPAGATION LOSS REDUCTION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 4644274942     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.003934     Document Type: Article

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