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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

From fast optical bistability to thermo-optical excitability in a two dimensional Photonic Crystal

Alejandro M. Yacomotti, P. Monnier, Fabrice Raineri, Rama K. Raj, Ariel Levenson

Published Jan 1, 2008• 0 citations
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10.1109/qels.2008.4553177

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