ABSTRACT
Photonic crystals (PCs) attracted a lot of attention in the last two decades because of their unique electromagnetic features and potential applications.1,2 One of the main features of PCs is that electromagnetic waves with frequencies within the photonic band gap (PBG) are prohibited to propagate, regardless of their polarization and propagation direction. On the basis of this, many interesting physical phenomena have been discovered.2,3 However, in some cases the nanoscale of the structure and the complicated physics behind it make it too difcult to study these materials using the well-established techniques. Therefore, the need to think about other ways to approach this kind of problems is essential. Usage of nanoscale materials such as quantum dots (QDs) and liquid crystals are emerging techniques for studying new and unique properties that the PCs might have.
