• Spectral analysis of pure and doped PBG materials and design of such materials tailored for specific properties.


• Modeling and analysis of optical waveguides (including in particular linear defect waveguides in PBG materials, PBG slab waveguides, and coupled resonator optical waveguides).


• Spectral analysis of photonic optical fibers (also called microstructured fibers).


• Nonlinear optical media (in particular, modeling of nonlinear PBG materials and gap solitons).


• Understanding loss mechanisms in PBG structures.


• Optimal design of PBG materials and waveguides.


• Numerical analysis and simulation of photonic structures.

Snowbird, Utah     June 11 - 17, 2005