The optical properties of hybrid organic-inorganic L3 nanocavities

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-221

  Murshidy, Mohamed M ^a,b   Adawi, Ali M ^a   Fry, Paul W ^a   Whittaker, David M ^a   Lidzey, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON NITRIDE;

EMISSION INTENSITY; NANO-CAVITIES; OPTICAL MODES; ORGANIC-INORGANIC; QUALITY FACTORS; SPECTRAL IMAGING;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 76649104693     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000215     Document Type: Article

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