1. Preface

   • Peter Bienstman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 1

2. Time domain simulation in photonics: A comparison of nonlinear dispersive polarisation models

   • Vijay Janyani
   • Ana Vukovic
   • Trevor M. Benson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 24

3. Polarisation splitter/combiner based on an antiresonant directional coupler

   • A. Delâge
   • I. Golub
   • E. Simova

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 35

4. Analytic approach to dielectric optical bent slab waveguides

   • K. R. Hiremath
   • M. Hammer
   • J. Čtyroký

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 61

5. Optimization of the wallplug-efficiency of laser diodes by an electro-optical-thermal black-box model

   • R. März
   • M. Behringer
   • B. Stegmüller

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 75

6. Mach–Zehnder interferometers in photonic crystals

   • Alejandro Martínez
   • Pablo Sanchis
   • Javier Martí

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 93

7. Simulation of 2-D lateral light propagation in nematic-liquid-crystal cells with tilted molecules and nonlinear reorientational effect

   • Jeroen Beeckman
   • Kristiaan Neyts
   • Marc Haelterman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 106

8. Fourier modal methods for modeling optical dielectric waveguides

   • J. P. Hugonin
   • P. Lalanne
   • I. R. Matias

   OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 119

9. Time domain bidirectional beam propagation method for second harmonic generation in multilayers

   • Andrea Locatelli
   • Daniele Modotto
   • Antonio-Daniele Capobianco

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 131

10. Analysis and design of efficient coupling in photonic crystal circuits

    • P. Sanchis
    • J. Martí
    • R. Baets

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 147

11. FDTD analysis of photonic crystal defect layers filled with liquid crystals

    • Elissavet P. Kosmidou
    • Emmanouil E. Kriezis
    • Theodoros D. Tsiboukis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 160

12. Band structures in nonlinear photonic crystal slabs

    • I. S. Maksymov
    • L. F. Marsal
    • J. Pallarès

    OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 169

13. Finite element modal solutions of planar photonic crystal fibers with rectangular air-holes

    • B. M. Azizur Rahman
    • A. K. M. Saiful Kabir
    • Kenneth T. V. Grattan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 183

14. Determination of Floquet modes in asymmetric periodic structures

    • S. F. Helfert

    OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 197

15. Broadening compensation for ultrashort pulses in photonic crystals

    • J. García
    • A. Martínez
    • J. Martí

    OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 211

16. 3D-Scalar Fourier Eigenvector Expansion Method (Fourier-EEM) for analyzing optical waveguide discontinuities

    • A. Ortega-Moñux
    • I. Molina-fernández
    • J. G. Wangüemert-pérez

    OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 228

17. Silica glass bend waveguide assisted by two-dimensional photonic crystals

    • T. Stomeo
    • R. Bergamo
    • V. Marrocco

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 239

18. Modeling of the polarization behavior of elliptical surface-relief VCSELs

    • Krassimir Panajotov
    • Rafal Kotynski
    • Hugo Thienpont

    OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 252

19. Photonic crystal fibers with material anisotropy

    • Rafal Kotynski
    • Maciej Antkowiak
    • Krassimir Panajotov

    OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 264

20. Novel subgridding technique for the analysis of optical devices

    • Ł A. Greda
    • R. Pregla

    OriginalPaper Pages: 265 - 276

21. Cavity modes in one-dimensional photonic crystal slabs

    • D. Gerace
    • M. Agio
    • P. Lalanne

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 292

22. Bloch wave propagation in two-dimensional photonic crystals: Influence of the polarization

    • B. Lombardet
    • L. A. Dunbar
    • R. Houdré

    OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 307

23. Phenomenological representation of deep and high contrast lamellar gratings by means of the modal method

    • A. V. Tishchenko

    OriginalPaper Pages: 309 - 330

24. Numerical characterization of nanopillar photonic crystal waveguides and directional couplers

    • Dmitry N. Chigrin
    • Andrei V. Lavrinenko
    • Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres

    OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 341

25. Circuit-oriented modelling of ring-resonators

    • G. Cusmai
    • F. Morichetti
    • A. Melloni

    OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 358