crystals can be grown and

only prepared as microcrystalline powders. In this regard, structure determination from

powder diffraction data (SDPD) as a more challenging and more time consuming method

than single crystal analysis...

The fundamentals of the guided-mode resonance effect occurring in periodic layers are

presented. The chief features of the associated photonic leaky-mode band structure are explained.

Photonic device applications ...

The spectral properties of high-reflection mirrors imbued with two-dimensional (2D) subwavelength periodicity are investigated. The reflectors are designed in a silicon-on-glass film that is partially etched to implement ...