Complex rhombus lattice photonic crystals for broadband all-angle self-collimation

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Chuang, Y C ^a   Suleski, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

All angle; Broadband; Complex rhombus lattice; Elliptical rods; Photonic crystal; Self collimation

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; ANGULAR DEVIATIONS; BEAM COMBINER; BROADBAND; CENTRAL WAVELENGTH; DIELECTRIC RODS; EQUI-FREQUENCY CONTOURS; LATTICE PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; LATTICE STRUCTURES; LIGHT COLLIMATION; OPERATING WAVELENGTH; PLANE WAVE EXPANSION METHOD; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SELF-COLLIMATION; SOLAR LIGHT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; WAVELENGTH RANGES; ALL-ANGLE; COMPLEX RHOMBUS LATTICE; ELLIPTICAL RODS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL COLLIMATORS;

EID: 75849135809     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/3/035102     Document Type: Article

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