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 is the first book to cover a new and rapidly developing research field in physics. Confining light in small structures called microcavities produces new de