A two-dimensional photonic crystal is a virtual two-dimensional medium whose optical index is periodically modulated: such a medium should not be confused with an object with a dimensionality reduced ...

Including end-of-chapter exercise problems with detailed analytical and numerical solutions that allow you to monitor your understanding, this accessible text presents the field of photonic crystals ...

Photonic-crystal fabrication is not the only area of ... is not an easy task — most of the metamaterials reported are 2D structures, fabricated using electron-beam lithography and evaporation ...

Schematic of a portion of a 2D hierarchical phoxonic crystal with both large scale photonic lattice and a smaller scale phononic lattice inside a cavity resonator in the larger scale lattice. (Image: ...

One potential application for photonic time crystals is in nanosensing. Asadchy added, “Imagine we want to detect the ...

“This work could lead to the first experimental realization of photonic time crystals, propelling them into practical applications and potentially transforming industries," says Professor Viktar ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Sciences; DOI 10.29026/oea.2025.240114, discusses an ultra-high-Q photonic crystal nanobeam cavity for etchless lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI ...