Photonic Crystals

Kuon INOUE; PhD (The University of Tokyo): 1961 graduation from The University of Tokyo, Department of Applied Physics, 1966 finishing the Graduate School (Doctor Course) of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 1966-1967 Post Doctoral Fellow of JSPS, at Institute of Solid State Physics 1967-1970 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Shizuoka University 1970-1984 Associate professor, Depertement of Physics, Shizuoka University 1984-2001 Professor, Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido university 2001- present Guest Professor of Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Emeritus Professor of Hokkaido University Kazuo OHTAKA; PhD (The University of Tokyo): 1964 graduation from The University of Tokyo, Department of Applied Physics 1967 assistant of The University of Tokyo, Department of Applied Physics 1988 associate professor of The University of Tokyo, Department of Applied Physics 1989 professor of Chiba University, Laboratory of Applied Physics, 2000 professor of Chiba University, Center of Frontier Science

Introduction.- Survey of Fundamental Features of Photonic Crystals.- Theory I: Basic Aspects of Photonic Bands.- Theory II: Advanced Topics of Photonic Crystals.- Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals.- Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Slabs.- Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals.- Other Types of Photonic Crystals.- Spectroscopic Methods for Characterization.- Interaction between Light and Matter in Photonic Crystals.- Photonic Crystal Devices.- Application to Ultrafast Optical Planar Integrated Circuit.- Photonic Crystals in the Terahertz Region.- Perspective.- Appendix A: Reciprocal Lattic Vector and Discrete Wavevector.- Appendix B: Phase Shift of Light and Density of State.

From the reviews:

"Photonic crystals have gained a continuously growing interest from researchers all over the world. ... The outcome of the project, plus some relevant results by other Japanese researchers, is presented, mostly for a readership of specialists and postgraduates. ... Besides a useful reading for graduate students, who plan to start working in this field, or specialists, who want to extend their knowledge, I consider the book as a mean to convey more awareness ... to the study and development of photonic crystals." (Dr. M. Agio, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (6), 2005)

"This book is intended to primarily report on the research outcome on a Japanese research project started in 1998. ... The articles mostly emphasize experimental works for specialists in this field, but also include the distinguished theoretical works done in Japan. The book is intended for graduate students and specialists actively working in this field, but it will also be useful for newcomers." (Peter Kreiner, Optik: Zeitschrift für Licht- und Elektronenoptik, Vol. 116, 2005)