A Novel All-Optical Sensor Design Based on a Tunable Resonant Nanocavity in Photonic Crystal Microstructure Applicable in MEMS Accelerometers

Mojtaba HOSSEINZADEH SANI; Hamed SAGHAEI; Mohammad Amin MEHRANPOUR; Afsaneh ASGARIYAN TABRIZI

doi:10.1007/s13320-020-0607-0

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