Structure-property relations of photonic band edge lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5289, Issue , 2004, Pages 236-245

  Morris, Stephen M ^a   Ford, Alison D ^a   Pivnenko, Mikhail N ^a   Coles, Harry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiral nematics; Fluorescent dye; Photonic band edge lasers; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; MONOMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTONS; SAMPLING;

CHIRAL NEMATICS; DIELECTRIC MIRRORS; FLUORESCENT DYE; PHOTONIC BAND EDGE LASERS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 8844239115     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.532180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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