Local density of states analysis of surface wave modes on truncated photonic crystal surfaces with nonlinear material

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4855-4863

  Elson, J Merle ^a   Halterman, Klaus ^a  

^a NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; LITHOGRAPHY; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTONS; SURFACE WAVES;

BAND GAPS; INFRARED WAVELENGTHS; LOCAL DENSITY OF STATES (LDOS); NONLINEAR MATERIALS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL (PC);

CRYSTALS;

EID: 9144270627     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.004855     Document Type: Article

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