Mode structure of coupled L3 photonic crystal cavities

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 5670-5675

  Chalcraft, A R A ^a   Lam, S ^a   Jones, B D ^a   Szymanski, D ^a,b   Oulton, R ^a,c   Thijssen, A C T ^c   Skolnick, M S ^a   Whittaker, D M ^a   Krauss, T F ^b   Fox, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

ANTI-BONDING STATE; COUPLED STATE; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; ENERGY SPLITTINGS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; MODE STRUCTURE; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL CAVITIES; QUALITY FACTORS; RESONANT ENHANCEMENTS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 79952611714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.005670     Document Type: Article

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