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Title: Resonant absorption in semiconductor nanowires and nanowire arrays: Relating leaky waveguide modes to Bloch photonic crystal modes

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, California 91125, USA, Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, California 91125, USA
  2. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, California 91125, USA, Department of Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, California 91125, USA
  3. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, California 91125, USA, Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1224230
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0004993
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Volume: 116 Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Fountaine, Katherine T., Whitney, William S., and Atwater, Harry A. Resonant absorption in semiconductor nanowires and nanowire arrays: Relating leaky waveguide modes to Bloch photonic crystal modes. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4898758.
Fountaine, Katherine T., Whitney, William S., & Atwater, Harry A. Resonant absorption in semiconductor nanowires and nanowire arrays: Relating leaky waveguide modes to Bloch photonic crystal modes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4898758
Fountaine, Katherine T., Whitney, William S., and Atwater, Harry A. Tue . "Resonant absorption in semiconductor nanowires and nanowire arrays: Relating leaky waveguide modes to Bloch photonic crystal modes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4898758.
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