The contributions to this book constitute an excellent record of many key issues and scientific problems in planar lightwave circuit research. There are detailed overviews of experimental and theoretical work in high index contrast waveguide systems, micro-optical resonators, nonlinear optics, and advanced optical simulation methods, as well as articles describing emerging applications of integrated optics for medical and biological applications.

In depth reviews of current developments waveguide and microphotonics research

MICROPHOTONICS Current challenges and applications.- MICRO-OPTICAL RESONATORS FOR MICROLASERS AND INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS.- ADVANCED MODELING OF HIGHCONTRAST PHOTONIC STRUCTURES.- SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE (SPR) BIOSENSORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY.- OPTICAL BIOSENSOR DEVICES AS EARLY DETECTORS OF BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS.- MODELING OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR PERIODIC STRUCTURES BY DIRECT INTEGRATION OF MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS IN THE FREQUENCY DOMAIN.- PROPAGATION OF OPTICAL PULSES THROUGH NON LINEAR PLANAR WAVEGUIDES WITH JUNCTIONS.- EFFICIENT FREQUENCY-DOUBLING OF FEMTOSECOND PULSES IN WAVEGUIDE AND BULK NONLINEAR CRYSTALS Design, fabrication, theory and experiment.- H:LiNbO3 AND H:LiTaO3 PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES: FORMATION AND CHARACTERIZATION.- HIGHLY EFFICIENT BROAD-BAND WAVEGUIDE GRATING COUPLER WITH A SUB-WAVELENGTH GRATING MIRROR.- INTEGRATED OPTICS DESIGN: SOFTWARE TOOLS AND DIVERSIFIED APPLICATIONS.- THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED OPTICS: MMI COUPLERS FOR MULTILEVEL PHASARS.