Planar photonic crystals and other microstructured surfaces have important applications in a number of emerging technologies. However, these structures can be difficult [...]

This dissertation describes a mechanistic study on the spontaneous formation of tungsten nanograting induced by a 400 nm femtosecond laser beam on solids observed in lase[...]

The work presented in this dissertation can be subdivided into two parts. The first part illustrates the novel use of a 37 actuator segmented deformable mirror for the cr[...]

In this thesis we investigated the spatial and spectral mode profiles, and the optical transport properties of single and multiple coupled cavities. We performed numerica[...]

Guided mode resonance filters (GMRF) combine subwavelength gratings and planar slab waveguides to create highly efficient, narrow linewidth spectral filters. Resonances [...]