Periodic nanostructures in photonics facilitate a far-reaching control of light propagation and
light–matter interaction. This article reviews the current status of this subject, including both …

Since the advent of quantum mechanics and the clear demonstration of the existence
of'matter waves', physicists have never failed to take advantage of concepts and theoretical …

Recently, there has been an explosion of interest in mirrorless distributed feedback (DFB)
lasing in chiral liquid crystals (CLCs)[1]. The reason for this interest is related to the …

We derive general conditions for 100% frequency conversion in any doubly resonant
nonlinear cavity, for both second-and third-harmonic generation via Χ?^(2) and Χ^(3) …

Focus Serial: Frontiers of Nonlinear Optics Nonlinear photonic-crystal microresonators offer
unique fundamental ways of enhancing a variety of nonlinear optical processes. This …

The three volumes of this handbook treat the fundamentals, technology and nanotechnology
of nitride semiconductors with an extraordinary clarity and depth. They present all the …

By directly simulating Maxwell's equations via the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD)
method, we numerically demonstrate the possibility of achieving high-efficiency second …

Second-harmonic generation (SHG) spectra of single and coupled porous silicon-based
photonic crystal microcavities are studied in both frequency and wave vector domains. For …

A novel approach for the enhancement of nonlinear optical effects inside globular photonic
crystals (PCs) is proposed and systematically studied via numerical simulations. The …

Experimental and numerical results for second harmonic generation (SHG) in photonic
crystal (PC) based on NaNO 2-infiltrated opal matrix are presented. SHG is performed in …