Small-hole waveguides in silicon photonic crystal slabs: Efficient use of the complete photonic bandgap

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 5050-5054

  Bayer, Christian ^a   Martin, Straub ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHOTONIC MICROSYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT VELOCITY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES;

FREE-SPACE WAVELENGTHS; HEXAGONAL LATTICE; LITHOGRAPHIC FABRICATION; NARROW BANDWIDTH; OPERATING FREQUENCY; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDE; SILICON PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; STRONG DEPENDENCES;

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EID: 70349480804     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.005050     Document Type: Article

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