Advances in Photonics
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 3425
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Special Issue Editor
Interests: photonic integrated circuits; photonic integration platforms; electro–optic materials; magneto–optic materials; topological photonics; photonic crystals; metamaterials; plasmons
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Symmetry-related properties in condensed matter systems provide the foundation of photonics for controlling lightwaves in optical communications and signal processing. Electro-optic effect of ionic atoms in non-centrosymmetric dielectric crystal and electro-refraction effect in centrosymmetric crystalline silicon, for instance, have been key items for optical signal generation in high-speed optical communications. The nonreciprocal magneto-optic effect plays essential roles in the magneto-optical memory in storage and computing and the optical isolator in laser application. Photonic integration platforms on silicon and III-V semiconductors enable versatile optoelectronic circuits in ultrasmall footprints. Further, the photonic integration platforms allow photonic devices consisting of artificial structures such as photonic crystals, metamaterials and plasmons which reveal topological effects in the propagation of lightwaves, which will open up a new arena in photonics.
Prof. Kensuke Ogawa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photonic integrated circuits
- photonic integration platforms
- electro–optic materials
- magneto–optic materials
- topological photonics
- photonic crystals
- metamaterials
- plasmons
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