This issue - pv

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.79

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Exciting times - p1

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.57

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DNA – a new material for photonics? - pp3 - 5

Andrew J. Steckl

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.56

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Photonic fabrics take shape - pp6 - 7

Duncan Graham-Rowe

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.35

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Photon heat transfer, chiral splitting, probing attosecond pulses, quantum-dot waveguides and more - pp8 - 9

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.65

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Photonic crystals: Remember the light - pp11 - 12

Toshihiko Baba

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.58

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Laser wakefields: Surf, you're on camera - p12

Amber Jenkins

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.70

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Nano-optics: Orient yourself - pp13 - 14

Francisco J. García-Vidal

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.59

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Plasmonics: Superfocusing of terahertz waves - pp14 - 15

Michael B. Johnston

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.60

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Fibre Lasers: Keeping cryptographic keys safe - pp15 - 16

Gregory S. Kanter & Prem Kumar

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.62

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Microphotonic devices: The polarization gates open - pp17 - 18

John Fini

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.61

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Silicon photonics: An exercise in self control - pp18 - 19

Michal Lipson

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.63

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Optical negative-index metamaterials - pp41 - 48

Vladimir M. Shalaev

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.49

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Subject Category: Novel materials and engineered structures

Trapping and delaying photons for one nanosecond in an ultrasmall high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavity - pp49 - 52

Takasumi Tanabe, Masaya Notomi, Eiichi Kuramochi, Akihiko Shinya & Hideaki Taniyama

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.51

Abstract - Trapping and delaying photons for one nanosecond in an ultrasmall high-: Q: photonic-crystal nanocavity | Full Text - Trapping and delaying photons for one nanosecond in an ultrasmall high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavity | PDF (585 KB) - Trapping and delaying photons for one nanosecond in an ultrasmall high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavity

Subject Category: Novel materials and engineered structures

See also: News and Views by Baba

Vector field microscopic imaging of light - pp53 - 56

K. G. Lee, H. W. Kihm, J. E. Kihm, W. J. Choi, H. Kim, C. Ropers, D. J. Park, Y. C. Yoon, S. B. Choi, D. H. Woo, J. Kim, B. Lee, Q. H. Park, C. Lienau & D. S. Kim

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.37

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Subject Category: Imaging and sensing

See also: News and Views by García-Vidal

Polarization-transparent microphotonic devices in the strong confinement limit - pp57 - 60

Tymon Barwicz, Michael R. Watts, Milo A. Popovi, Peter T. Rakich, Luciano Socci, Franz X. Kärtner, Erich P. Ippen & Henry I. Smith

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.41

Abstract - Polarization-transparent microphotonic devices in the strong confinement limit | Full Text - Polarization-transparent microphotonic devices in the strong confinement limit | PDF (728 KB) - Polarization-transparent microphotonic devices in the strong confinement limit | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Optoelectronic devices and components

See also: News and Views by Fini

Room-temperature continuous-wave lasing in GaN/InGaN microdisks - pp61 - 64

Adele C. Tamboli, Elaine D. Haberer, Rajat Sharma, Kwan H. Lee, Shuji Nakamura & Evelyn L. Hu

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.52

Abstract - Room-temperature continuous-wave lasing in GaN//InGaN microdisks | Full Text - Room-temperature continuous-wave lasing in GaN/InGaN microdisks | PDF (451 KB) - Room-temperature continuous-wave lasing in GaN/InGaN microdisks

Subject Categories: Lasers, LEDs and light sources | Novel materials and engineered structures

Ultracompact optical buffers on a silicon chip - pp65 - 71

Fengnian Xia, Lidija Sekaric & Yurii Vlasov

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.42

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Subject Categories: Optical data storage | Fibre optics and optical communications | Novel materials and engineered structures

See also: Interview by Gevaux

Slow light, fast computers - p72

David Gevaux

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2006.66

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See also: Article by Xia et al.