Light-matter interaction : physics and engineering at the nanoscale / by John Weiner, Frederico Nunes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiner, John, 1943-

Contributor:

Nunes, Frederico.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanophotonics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

This book draws together the essential elements of classical electrodynamics, surface wave physics, plasmonic materials, and circuit theory of electrical engineering to provide insight into the essential physics of nanoscale light-matter interaction and to provide design methodology for practical nanoscale plasmonic devices. A chapter on classical and quantal radiation also highlights the similarities (and differences) between the classical fields of Maxwell's equations and the wave functions of Schrödinger's equation. The aim of this chapter is to provide a semiclassical picture of atomic absorption and emission of radiation, lending credence and physical plausibility to the "rules" of standard wave-mechanical calculations. The structure of the book is designed around five principal chapters, but many of the chapters have extensive "Complements" that either treat important digressions from the main body or penetrate deeper into some fundamental issue. Furthermore, at the end of the book are several appendices to provide readers with a convenient reference for frequently-occurring special functions and explanations of the analytical tools, such as vector calculus and phasors, needed to express important results in electromagnetics and waveguide theory. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Historical Synopsis of Light-Matter Interaction 1

1.1 Light and Matter in Antiquity 1

1.2 Light and Matter in the European Renaissance 2

1.3 The Revolution Accelerates 3

1.4 One Scientific Revolution Spawns Another 4

1.5 Further Reading 6

2 Elements of Classical Field Theory 7

2.1 Introduction 7

2.2 Relations among Classical Field Quantities 7

2.3 Classical Fields in Matter 9

2.4 Maxwell's Equations 10

2.5 Static Fields, Potentials, and Energy 11

2.6 Three Illustrative Applications 14

2.7 Dynamic Fields and Potentials 25

2.8 Dipole Radiation 28

2.9 Light Propagation in Dielectric and Conducting Media 32

2.10 Plane Electromagnetic Waves 35

2.11 Exercises 59

2.12 Further Reading 60

3 Surface Waves 81

3.1 Introduction 81

3.2 History of Electromagnetic Surface Waves 81

3.3 Plasmon Surface Waves at Optical Frequencies 82

3.4 Plasmon Surface Wave Dispersion 93

3.5 Energy Flux and Density at the Boundary 99

3.6 Plasmon Surface Waves and Waveguides 104

3.7 Surface Waves at a Dielectric Interface 107

3.8 Exercises 114

3.9 Further Reading 116

4 Transmission Lines, Waveguides, and Equivalent Circuits 117

4.1 Introduction 117

4.2 Elements of Conventional Circuit Theory 117

4.3 Transmission Lines 122

4.4 Special Termination Cases 130

4.5 Waveguides 134

4.6 Rectangular Waveguides 140

4.7 Cylindrical Waveguides 143

4.8 Networks of Transmission Lines and Waveguides 150

4.9 Nanostructures and Equivalent Circuits 159

4.10 Exercises 170

4.11 Further Reading 171

5 Radiation in Classical and Quantal Atoms 173

5.1 Introduction 173

5.2 Dipole Emission of an Atomic Electron 173

5.3 Radiative Damping and Electron Scattering 175

5.4 The Schrödinger Equation for the Hydrogen Atom 176

5.5 State Energy and Angular Momentum 186

5.6 Real Orbitals 188

5.7 Interaction of Light with the Hydrogen Atom 190

5.8 The Fourth Quantum Number: Intrinsic Spin 201

5.9 Other Simple Quantum Dipolar Systems 201

5.10 Exercises 208

5.11 Further Reading 208.

ISBN:

0198567669

9780198567653

0198567650

9780198567660

OCLC:

806491417

Publisher Number:

99953373022