<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A. Modinos</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">N. Stefanou</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photonic crystals: A novel class of functional materials</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Materials Science - Poland</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">23</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">877-881</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Photonic crystals are inhomogeneous materials whose dielectric properties vary periodically in space on a macroscopic scale. These materials have novel and interesting properties concerning both basic physics and technological applications. After a brief description of the main properties of photonic crystals, we present some specific applications related to wave guiding and Anderson localization of light due to stacking faults in these crystals.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue></record></records></xml>