這本雜志為物理學家、材料科學家、化學家、工程師和計算機科學家建立了一個專門的通道，他們對光子學和納米結構感興趣，特別是與光子晶體、光子帶隙和超材料相關的研究。該雜志揭示了這一日益增長的科學領域的最新發展，這一領域將出現速度更快的電信，并最終出現使用光而不是電子來連接組件的計算機。超材料的一個特殊部分繼承了超材料雜志的傳統，涵蓋了在微波和光學范圍內的人工電磁材料和表面的廣泛研究，包括它們的制造和應用。該期刊在實驗、理論和應用方面的研究工作具有創新性。適合發表的論文包括:?光子晶體理論及相關的微、納米光子材料?光子晶體特性的研究與表征，包括光學非線性、光子帶隙效應、自發輻射等。?使用各種方法制作光子結構和器件，包括光刻、自組裝、全息等。?結構材料的亞波長光學?金屬和金屬介電光子結構?太赫茲光學結構?等離子?超材料和左手超材料?手性和雙蛤同性介質?周期性電磁結構?頻率選擇表面?高阻抗表面?用于天線和電路技術的超材料?Metamaterial-based設備?聲學和彈性超材料?光子晶體光纖和“空穴”光纖?微型和納米光子器件，如光波導、開關、激光器和光學集成電路的其他組件?光子晶體的集成?微光機電系統(MOEMS)?光學微腔和光子“點”?微型和納米光子學的新方法?新應用領域(光源、激光、生物光子學、探測器、光學元件、原子和分子約束)的批判性評估。

This journal establishes a dedicated channel for physicists, material scientists, chemists, engineers and computer scientists who are interested in photonics and nanostructures, and especially in research related to photonic crystals, photonic band gaps and metamaterials. The Journal sheds light on the latest developments in this growing field of science that will see the emergence of faster telecommunications and ultimately computers that use light instead of electrons to connect components.A special section on metamaterials inherits the tradition of Metamaterials journal and covers a broad range of research on artificial electromagnetic materials and surfaces in microwave and optical range, including their fabrication and applications.The Journal features mainly original research work in experiment, theory and applications. Papers suitable for publication cover topics such as:? Theory of photonic crystals and related micro- and nanophotonic materials? Investigation and characterization of photonic crystal properties including optical nonlinearities, photonic band gap effects, spontaneous emission, etc.? Fabrication of photonic structures and devices using various methods, including lithography, self-assembly, holography, etc.? Subwavelength optics of structured materials? Metallic and metallo-dielectric photonic structures? Structures for Terahertz optics? Plasmonics? Metamaterials and left-handed metamaterials? Chiral and bianisotropic media? Periodic electromagnetic structures? Frequency selective surfaces? High-impedance surfaces? Metamaterials for antenna and circuit technology? Metamaterial-based devices? Acoustic and elastic metamaterials? Photonic crystal fibers and "holey" fibers? Micro- and nanophotonic devices such as optical waveguides, switches, lasers, and other components of optical integrated circuits? Integration of photonic crystals? Micro-optical-electro-mechanical-systems (MOEMS)? Optical microcavities and photonic "dots"? Novel approaches to micro- and nanophotonics? Critical assessment of new application fields (light sources, lasers, biophotonics, detectors, optical components, atom and molecule confinement).