An overview on the properties and applications of polymer and inorganic planar 1D photonic
crystals fabricated from solution is provided here. In the last decades, photonic crystals …

At the end of the 1970s, it was confirmed that dielectric multilayers can sustain Bloch surface
waves (BSWs). However, BSWs were not widely studied until more recently. Taking …

The strong coupling of an excitonic transition with an electromagnetic mode results in
composite quasi-particles called exciton polaritons, which have been shown to combine the …

Integrated photonics aims at on-chip controlling light in the micro-and nanoscale ranges
utilizing the waveguide circuits, which include such basic elements as splitters, multiplexers …

With the goal of ultimate control over the light propagation, photonic crystals currently
represent the primary building blocks for novel nanophotonic devices. Bloch surface waves …

Optical surface waves, highly localized modes bound to the surface of media, enable
manipulation of light at nanoscale, thus impacting a wide range of areas in nanoscience. By …

Background: The periodic dielectric multilayers sustaining Bloch surface waves have been
proposed as a platform for the sensing applications and the two dimensional integrated …

A label-free biosensor device based on registration of photonic crystal surface waves is
described. Angular interrogation of the optical surface wave resonance is used to detect …

Controlling the propagation and emission of light via Bloch surface waves (BSWs) has held
promise in the field of on-chip nanophotonics. BSW-based optical devices are being widely …

Modern integrated photonic platforms should combine low-loss guiding, spectral flexibility,
high light confinement, and close packing of optical components. One of the prominent …