Confinement and manipulation of photons using microcavities have triggered intense research interest in both basic and applied physics for more than a decade. P

Optical microcavities are structures that enable confinement of light to microscale volumes. The universal importance of these structures has made them indispen

The dielectric microstructures act as ultrahigh Q factors optical cavities, which modify the spontaneous emission rates and alter the spatial distributions of t

Optical microcavities are structures that enable confinement of lightto microscale volumes. The universal importance of these structureshas made them indispensa

This book details how to design and fabricate microresonators. It covers the latest in microresonator research and discusses them in photonic crystals, microsph