Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

A rapidly expanding area of research in materials science involves the development of
routes to complex 3D structures with feature sizes in the mesoscopic range (that is, between …

A new class of composite materials has emerged which provides a means to control and
manipulate light. These materials, known as photonic crystals, are periodic arrays of …

This Review summarizes recent developments in the field of responsive photonic crystal
structures, including principles for design and fabrication and many strategies for …

We describe the recent experimental progress in the control of spontaneous emission by
manipulating optical modes with photonic crystals. It has been clearly demonstrated that the …

Metamaterials are artificially structured media with unit cells much smaller than the
wavelength of light. They have proved to possess novel electromagnetic properties, such as …

Mechanical properties of materials have long been one of the most fundamental and studied
areas of materials science for a myriad of applications. Recently, mechanical metamaterials …

We review both theoretical and experimental advances in the recently emerged field of
modulated photonic lattices. These artificial periodic dielectric structures provide a powerful …

A simple, generalizable, inexpensive method is demonstrated to synthesize Janus colloidal
particles in large quantity. At the liquid− liquid interface of emulsified molten wax and water …

A nearly omnidirectional THz absorber for both transverse electric (TE) and transverse
magnetic (TM) polarizations is proposed. Through the excitation of the magnetic polariton in …