Enhanced quantum dot optical down-conversion using asymmetric 2D photonic crystals

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3908-3918

  Yang, Fuchyi ^a   Cunningham, Brian T ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

2-D PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; DOWNCONVERSION; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH; NORMAL INCIDENCE; PLASTIC SUBSTRATES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QD EMISSIONS; QUANTUM DOT;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHTING; PHOTONS; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 79952126799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.003908     Document Type: Article

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