Synthesis of second-order nonlinearities in dielectric-semiconductor-dielectric metamaterials
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10024289
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Institute of Physics
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Volume:
- 110
- Issue:
- 11
- ISSN:
- 0003-6951
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 113103
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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