In this paper, the properties of the defect mode in the photonic band gap ofone-dimensional ternary photonic crystals containing high temperature superconductorlayer (SPCs) have been theoretically investigated. We considered the quasi-periodiclayered structures by choosing two order of ternary Thue-Morse structures with mirrorsymmetry. We investigated the transmission spectra of these structure...

Using an image-based method for label-free detection of biochemical binding density distribution on the surface of a photonic crystal biosensor mbedded within standard format multiwell microplates, a new method for automatic referencing of assay errors due to variability in the bulk efractive index of the analyte test sample is demonstrated. The new method involves application of the immobilize...

In this article, by using the method of finite difference time domain (FDTD) and PML boundary conditions, we have studied the photonic band gaps for TE and TM modes in square and triangular lattices consisting of air holes in dielectric medium and compared the results. In addition, the effect of nonlinearity of the photonic crystal background on the photonic band gaps and comparison with the re...

Here we demonstrate the all-optical manipulation of polymeric membranes in microfluidic environments. The are decorated with handles for their use holographic optical tweezers setups. Our results show that due to form factor present an 8-fold increase mechanical stability, respect micrometric dielectric particles. This intrinsic superior stability is expected improve profoundly a wide range bio...