Principles of nano-optics / Lukas Novotny, Bert Hecht.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Novotny, Lukas, author.

Hecht, Bert, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanostructured materials.

Near-field microscopy.

Quantum optics.

Photonics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 539 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nano-optics is the study of optical phenomena and techniques on the nanometer scale, that is, near or beyond the diffraction limit of light. It is an emerging field of study, motivated by the rapid advance of nanoscience and nanotechnology which require adequate tools and strategies for fabrication, manipulation and characterization at this scale. In this 2006 text the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and experimental concepts necessary to understand and work in nano-optics. With a very broad perspective, they cover optical phenomena relevant to the nanoscale across diverse areas ranging from quantum optics to biophysics, introducing and extensively describing all of the significant methods. Written for graduate students who want to enter the field, the text includes problem sets to reinforce and extend the discussion. It is also a valuable reference for researchers and course teachers.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical foundations; 3 Propagation and focusing of optical fields; 4 Spatial resolution and position accuracy; 5 Nanoscale optical microscopy; 6 Near-field optical probes; 7 Probe-sample distance control; 8 Light emission and optical interactions in nanoscale environments; 9 Quantum emitters; 10 Dipole emission near planar interfaces; 11 Photonic crystals and resonators; 12 Surface plasmons; 13 Forces in confined fields; 14 Fluctuation-induced interactions; 15 Theoretical methods in nano-optics

Appendix A Semianalytical derivation of the atomic polarizabilityAppendix B Spontaneous emission in the weak coupling regime; Appendix C Fields of a dipole near a layered substrate; Appendix D Far-field Green's functions; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107148727

1107148723

9781139637114

1139637118

9780511813535

0511813538

9780511166525

0511166524

9780511648243

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9780511167560

0511167563

9780511566721

0511566727

9780511167041

0511167040

9780511168116

051116811X

OCLC:

607563568