| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 532 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to photonic crystals and metamaterials / C. Ciminelli -- 2. In-plane propagation in photonic quasi-crystals : band-gap, confinement and focusing / T. Priya Rose [and others] -- 3. Out-of-plane propagation in photonic quasi-crystals : guided resonances / A. Ricciardi [and others] -- 4. Photonic molecules organized by light / J. Ng, Z. Lin, C.T. Chan -- 5. Linear and planar periodic arrays of metallic nanospheres : fabrication, optical properties and applications / S. Campione, F. Capolino -- 6. All-dielectric metamaterials based on spherical and cubic inclusions / I. Vendik, M. Odit, D. Kozlov -- 7. EBG superstrates for directivity enhancement of antennas / F. Frezza [and others] -- 8. Transformation electromagnetism / G. Dupont, S. Guenneau, S. Enoch -- 9. Plasmonic cloaking : scattering cancellation without isolation / A. Alu, N. Engheta -- 10. Scattering cancellation approach to cloaking : actual implementation and recent advancements / F. Bilotti, S. Tricarico, L. Vegni -- 11. Cloaking in terms of nonradiating cancelling currents / E. Martini, S. Maci, A. Yaghjian -- 12. Photonic crystals in biosensing / B.T. Cunningham [and others] -- 13. Twin photons generation in an integrated photonic crystal structure / F.A. Bovino [and others] -- 14. Slow light in negative permeability metamaterial waveguides / S. Savo [and others] -- 15. Structured optical fibres and the application of their linear and non-linear properties / J. Canning -- 16. Enhanced transmission through sub-wavelength apertures by using metamaterials / F. Bilotti [and others] -- 17. Fabrication of 2D and 3D photonic crystals / E. Kuramochi -- 18. Production technologies for manufacturing of metamaterials and photonic crystals / D. Mascolo [and others] |
| Summary |
This volume focuses on a research field that has emerged in the last decade as one of the most promising and rapidly advancing. The interest towards photonic crystals and metamaterials and their strategic importance are evident in the steadily growing rate of topical publications, the recent creation of topical journals, conferences and workshops promoted by several scientific societies, the research efforts at international level and the number of proposed novel applications based on them. The various contributions, by renowned scientists from academia and industry, address wide-ranging topics, including aspects pertaining to modeling, phenomenologies, experiments, technologies and applications |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Photonic crystals.
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Metamaterials.
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Nanostructured materials.
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Photonics.
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Nanostructures
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Optics.
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Metamaterials
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Nanostructured materials
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Photonic crystals
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Photonics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Andreone, A. (Antonello)
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| ISBN |
9789814355193 |
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9814355194 |
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1283433877 |
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9781283433877 |
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