Automated optimization of photonic crystal slab cavities

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Minkov, Momchil ^a   Savona, Vincenzo ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84901760951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05124     Document Type: Article

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