Photonic Crystals: Physics and Technology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sibilia, Concita (Editor), Benson, Trevor M. (Editor), Marciniak, Marian (Editor), Szoplik, Tomasz (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2008.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Nanotechnology.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Quantum Optics.

The aim of the work is give an overview of the activity in the field of Photonic Crystal developed in the frame of COST P11 action . The main objective of the COST P11 action was to unify and coordinate national efforts aimed at studying linear and nonlinear optical interactions with Photonic Crysta...

Table of Contents:

• Basics
• to Photonic Crystals and Photonic Band-Gaps
• Physics of Slow Bloch Modes and Their Applications
• Nonlinear Optics in Photonic Crystals
• Quasi Phase Matching in Two-Dimensional Quadratic Nonlinear Photonic Crystals
• Harmonic Generation in Nanostructures: Metal Nanoparticles and Photonic Crystals
• Ultra-fast Optical Reconfiguration via Nonlinear Effects in Semiconductor Photonic Crystals
• Nonlinear Optics with Photonic-Crystal Fibres
• Technology, Integration an Active Photonic Crystals
• Photonic Crystal and Photonic Band-Gap Structures for Light Extraction and Emission Control
• Silicon-Based Photonic Crystals and Nanowires
• Characterisation and Measurements of Nanostructures
• Near Infrared Optical Characterization Techniques for Photonic Crystals
• Characterization Techniques for Planar Optical Microresonators
• On SNOM Resolution Improvement
• Simulation Techniques
• Photonic Crystals: Simulation Successes and some Remaining Challenges
• Plane-Wave Admittance Method and its Applications to Modelling Photonic Crystal Structures.