Theoretical investigation of the transverse optical force between a silicon nanowire waveguide and a substrate

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1806-1816

  Pernice, W H P ^a   Li, Mo ^a   Tang, H X ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NANOWIRES; WAVEGUIDES;

APPROXIMATE ANALYSIS; DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATES; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; SILICON NANOWIRES; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TRANSVERSE OPTICAL;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 59849125141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.001806     Document Type: Article

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