Dynamic increase and decrease of photonic crystal nanocavity Q factors for optical pulse control

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 21721-21730

  Upham, Jeremy ^a   Tanaka, Yoshinori ^a   Asano, Takashi ^a   Noda, Susumu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONS;

DYNAMIC CONTROLS; NANO-CAVITIES; ON DEMANDS; PHOTON LIFETIME; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL NANOCAVITY; Q-FACTORS; SIGNAL PULSE;

Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 58149116811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.021721     Document Type: Article

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