Experimental demonstration of light bending at optical frequencies using a non-homogenizable graded photonic crystal

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4776-4783

  Do, Khanh Van ^a   Le Roux, Xavier ^a   Marris Morini, Delphine ^a   Vivien, Laurent ^a   Cassan, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BANDGAP FREQUENCY; BENDING EFFECT; FILLING FACTOR; GRADED PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; LIGHT PATH; LIGHT-BENDING; LOW INSERTION LOSS; METALLIC MATERIAL; OPTICAL FREQUENCY; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH; PHOTONIC METAMATERIALS; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SQUARE LATTICES; SUB-WAVELENGTH; UNIT CELLS; WAVELENGTH TUNING;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 84857272749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.004776     Document Type: Article

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