Two-dimensional photonic crystals with large complete photonic band gaps in both TE and TM polarizations

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 12278-12289

  Wen, Feng ^a   David, Sylvain ^a   Checoury, Xavier ^a   Kurdi, Moustafa El ^a   Boucaud, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ENERGY GAP; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

COMPLETE PHOTONIC BAND GAP; FIGURE OF MERITS; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; LIGHT CONFINEMENTS; SIMULTANEOUS ACHIEVEMENT; SYMMETRY PROPERTIES; TRIANGULAR LATTICE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; PHOTON; REFRACTOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICS; PHOTONS; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 49149093522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.012278     Document Type: Article

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