Mid-IR near-perfect absorption with a SiC photonic crystal with angle-controlled polarization selectivity

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 13040-13054

  Devarapu, G C R ^a   Foteinopoulou, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED ABSORPTION; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SILICON CARBIDE; SLOW LIGHT;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ABSORPTION PEAKS; BAND EDGE; BULK MATERIALS; ENERGY VELOCITY; FREQUENCY REGIMES; INCIDENT LIGHT; MID-IR ABSORPTION; NON-METALLIC; ONE DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL; PHONON-POLARITON; POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE; POLARIZATION-SELECTIVITY;

PHONONS;

EID: 84863754653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.013040     Document Type: Article

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