Design of polarization-selective light emitters using one-dimensional metal grating mirror

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1609-1616

  Ee, Ho Seok ^a   Kim, Sun Kyung ^a   Kwon, Soon Hong ^a   Park, Hong Gyu ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SOURCES; METALS; MIRRORS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

GRATING MIRRORS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; LINEARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; POLARIZATION RATIOS; POLARIZATION STATE; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION RATES; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

POLARIZATION;

SILVER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LENSES; LIGHTING; REFRACTOMETRY; SILVER;

EID: 78751532737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.001609     Document Type: Article

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