Anodic porous alumina,–AAO–(also known as nanoporous alumina, nanohole alumina
arrays,–NAA–or nanoporous anodized alumina platforms,–NAAP–) has opened new …

The control of light–its coupling, splitting, modulating, and filtering–is of fundamental
importance for the development of advanced, life-changing technologies, which are …

Optical sensors are a class of devices that enable the identification and/or quantification of
analyte molecules across multiple fields and disciplines such as environmental protection …

Photonic crystals (PCs) consisting of a periodic arrangement of holes in dielectric media
have found success in light manipulation and sensing. Among them, three-dimensional (3D) …

This study presents the development and optical engineering of stacked nanoporous anodic
alumina gradient-index (NAA-GIFs) filters with tunable multispectral photonic stopbands for …

Model light-confining Tamm plasmon cavities based on gold-coated nanoporous anodic
alumina photonic crystals (TMM–NAA–PCs) with spectrally tunable resonance bands were …

The use of solar energy for photocatalysis holds great potential for sustainable pollution
reduction. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a benchmark material, effective under ultraviolet light …

Photonic crystal heterostructures (PhCHs) have emerged as a promising tool to control light
propagation with high precision. Anodization techniques are widely used to prepare PhCHs …

One-dimensional photonic crystals–multilayered structures with periodic modulation of a
refractive index–are of great practical importance in modern materials science and …

Photonic crystals based on anodic aluminum oxide films are examined as refractive index
sensors for controlling the composition of water-alcohol liquid mixtures. The position of the …