The Latest Applications and Developments of Photonic Crystal Materials
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics and Optical Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 237
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In 1987, Yablonovitch and John proposed artificial dielectric structures known as photonic crystals (PhCs), where periodic variations in the refractive index enable precise control over the propagation of light. These groundbreaking concepts have since catalyzed remarkable achievements in controlling and manipulating photons at the microscale and nanoscale. Furthermore, recent advances in femtosecond laser processing techniques have simplified the fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals, significantly broadening their potential applications.
Today, PhCs play a pivotal role in integrated photonic circuits, high-sensitivity sensors, advanced imaging systems, optical communications, and emerging quantum devices. By tailoring photonic bandgaps and leveraging engineered light–matter interactions, researchers continue to uncover novel functionalities and performance enhancements.
This Special Issue invites contributions that present new theoretical insights, experimental breakthroughs, and comprehensive reviews related to the design, fabrication, characterization, and application of photonic crystal materials. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel photonic crystal architectures and fabrication methods;
- Enhanced light–matter interactions and nonlinear photonic phenomena;
- Integrated photonics and on-chip communication systems;
- Biosensing, lab-on-a-chip devices, and environmental sensing;
- Quantum information processing and single-photon generation;
- Energy harvesting and advanced optical imaging.
We look forward to your valuable contributions.
Dr. Shan Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photonic crystals
- photonic bandgap
- sensors
- integrated photonics
- energy harvesting
- optical communications
- nanofabrication
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