Fabrication of two-dimensional photonic crystals in a chalcogenide glass

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1113-1120

  Martín Palma, Raúl J ^a   Clark, Trevor E ^a   Pantano, Carlo G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Band structure; Chalcogenide glass; Focused ion beam; Photonic crystal

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY GAP; FABRICATION; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; GLASS; MILLING (MACHINING); PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLING; HEXAGONAL LATTICE; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; PHOTONIC BAND-GAP STRUCTURES; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

EID: 70349551573     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2009.028467     Document Type: Article

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