Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications

This journal establishes a dedicated channel for physicists, material scientists, chemists, engineers and computer scientists who are interested in photonics and nanostructures, and especially in research related to photonic crystals, photonic band gaps and metamaterials. The Journal sheds light on the latest developments in this growing field of science that will see the emergence of faster telecommunications and ultimately computers that use light instead of electrons to connect components.A special section on metamaterials inherits the tradition of Metamaterials journal and covers a broad range of research on artificial electromagnetic materials and surfaces in microwave and optical range, including their fabrication and applications.The Journal features mainly original research work in experiment, theory and applications. Papers suitable for publication cover topics such as:? Theory of photonic crystals and related micro- and nanophotonic materials? Investigation and characterization of photonic crystal properties including optical nonlinearities, photonic band gap effects, spontaneous emission, etc.? Fabrication of photonic structures and devices using various methods, including lithography, self-assembly, holography, etc.? Subwavelength optics of structured materials? Metallic and metallo-dielectric photonic structures? Structures for Terahertz optics? Plasmonics? Metamaterials and left-handed metamaterials? Chiral and bianisotropic media? Periodic electromagnetic structures? Frequency selective surfaces? High-impedance surfaces? Metamaterials for antenna and circuit technology? Metamaterial-based devices? Acoustic and elastic metamaterials? Photonic crystal fibers and "holey" fibers? Micro- and nanophotonic devices such as optical waveguides, switches, lasers, and other components of optical integrated circuits? Integration of photonic crystals? Micro-optical-electro-mechanical-systems (MOEMS)? Optical microcavities and photonic "dots"? Novel approaches to micro- and nanophotonics? Critical assessment of new application fields (light sources, lasers, biophotonics, detectors, optical components, atom and molecule confinement).

这本杂志为物理学家、材料科学家、化学家、工程师和计算机科学家建立了一个专门的通道，他们对光子学和纳米结构感兴趣，特别是与光子晶体、光子带隙和超材料相关的研究。该杂志揭示了这一日益增长的科学领域的最新发展，这一领域将出现速度更快的电信，并最终出现使用光而不是电子来连接组件的计算机。超材料的一个特殊部分继承了超材料杂志的传统，涵盖了在微波和光学范围内的人工电磁材料和表面的广泛研究，包括它们的制造和应用。该期刊在实验、理论和应用方面的研究工作具有创新性。适合发表的论文包括:?光子晶体理论及相关的微、纳米光子材料?光子晶体特性的研究与表征，包括光学非线性、光子带隙效应、自发辐射等。?使用各种方法制作光子结构和器件，包括光刻、自组装、全息等。?结构材料的亚波长光学?金属和金属介电光子结构?太赫兹光学结构?等离子?超材料和左手超材料?手性和双蛤同性介质?周期性电磁结构?频率选择表面?高阻抗表面?用于天线和电路技术的超材料?Metamaterial-based设备?声学和弹性超材料?光子晶体光纤和“空穴”光纤?微型和纳米光子器件，如光波导、开关、激光器和光学集成电路的其他组件?光子晶体的集成?微光机电系统(MOEMS)?光学微腔和光子“点”?微型和纳米光子学的新方法?新应用领域(光源、激光、生物光子学、探测器、光学元件、原子和分子约束)的批判性评估。