Enhanced complete photonic bandgap in a moderate refractive index contrast chalcogenide-air system with connected-annular-rods photonic crystals

Jin Hou; Chunyong Yang; Xiaohang Li; Zhenzhou Cao; Shaoping Chen

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000282

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