Photonic structures are building blocks for many optical applications in which light
manipulation is required spanning optical filtering, lasing, light emitting diodes, sensing and …

In this work we consider the role of aperiodic order—order without periodicity—in the design
of different optical devices in one, two and three dimensions. To this end, we will first study …

The fascinating optical properties of nanostructured materials find important applications in a
number of solar energy utilization schemes and devices. Nanotechnology provides methods …

In this paper, the optical spectra of one-dimensional photonic crystal (PCs) are numerically
investigated in UV, Visible and Infrared ranges. PCs consisting of a HTc superconducting …

We report on an extensive study on light propagation in Fibonacci quasicrystals, with special
focus on the optical states around the fundamental band gap of the structure. The samples …

In this work we theoretically investigate the influence of disorder and external perpendicular
magnetic field on terahertz (THz) absorption in graphene/SiC cap layers on top of one …

Recently, tunable photonic crystals (PhCs) have received great research interest, thanks to
the wide range of applications in which they can be employed, such as light emission and …

Wave transport is one of the most interesting topics related to quasicrystals. This is due to
the fact that the translational symmetry strongly governs the transport properties of every …

We develop a classification of perfectly transmitting resonances occurring in effectively one-
dimensional optical media which are decomposable into locally reflection symmetric parts …

This experimental work is aimed to investigate the thermal behavior of random laser action
in dye doped nematic liquid crystals. The study evidenced an important temperature …