Theory and Applications of Photonic Crystals

Book Abstract

This Book ?Theory and Applications of Photonic Crystals? contains The ?rst volume of the book concerns the introduction of photonic crystals and applications including design and modeling aspects. Photonic crystals are attractive optical materials for controlling and manipulating the ?ow of light.In particular, photonic crystals are of great interest for both fundamental and applied research, and the two dimensional ones are beginning to ?nd commercial applications such as optical logic devices, micro electro-mechanical systems(MEMS), sensors. The ?rst commercial products involving two-dimensionally periodic photonic crystals are already available in the form of photonic-crystal ?bers, which use a microscale structure to con?ne light with radically different characteristics compared to conventional optical ?ber for applications in nonlinear devices and guiding wavelengths. The goal of the ?rst volume is to provide an overview about the listed issues.