Heterostructure-based optical absorbers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1757-1762

  Du, Gui Qiang ^a,b   Jiang, Hai Tao ^a,c   Wang, Zhan Shan ^a,c   Yang, Ya Ping ^a,c   Wang, Zi Li ^a,c   Lin, Hai Qing ^d   Chen, Hong ^a,c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Tongji University   (China)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT REFLECTION; METALLIC FILMS;

ABSORBANCES; DIELECTRIC PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; HETEROSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL ABSORBERS; THICK METALLIC FILMS; TUNNELING MECHANISM; WIDE-BAND;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 77956534039     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.001757     Document Type: Article

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