Experimental broadband absorption enhancement in silicon nanohole structures with optimized complex unit cells

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 105, 2013, Pages A872-A882

  Lin, Chenxi ^a   Martínez, Luis Javier ^a   Povinelli, Michelle L ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND ABSORPTION; COMPLEX UNITS; NANOHOLE STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; SILICON MEMBRANES;

SILICON; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

OPTIMIZATION; SILICON;

EID: 84884572753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A872     Document Type: Article

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