Ebook: Nano-Optics

When a photon meets a nanostructure, many interesting phenomena occur. This book aims at developing the theories and the applications of photon interactions with nanostructures. The contributors were all participants in the well-known Japanese national research project, "Near-Field Nano-Optics", which ran from 1997 to 2000. The book covers a wide range of disciplines in nano-optics, including the theoretical development of imaging-contrast mechanisms as a result of photon and nanomatter interactions, and discussions on different near-field nanoprobes. Applications of nano-optics to sensing, imaging, analysis, and the fabrication of nanostructures, such as molecules and quantum devices, are also discussed, with a collection of experimental examples.

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When a photon meets a nanostructure, many interesting phenomena occur. This book aims at developing the theories and the applications of photon interactions with nanostructures. The contributors were all participants in the well-known Japanese national research project, "Near-Field Nano-Optics", which ran from 1997 to 2000. The book covers a wide range of disciplines in nano-optics, including the theoretical development of imaging-contrast mechanisms as a result of photon and nanomatter interactions, and discussions on different near-field nanoprobes. Applications of nano-optics to sensing, imaging, analysis, and the fabrication of nanostructures, such as molecules and quantum devices, are also discussed, with a collection of experimental examples.

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When a photon meets a nanostructure, many interesting phenomena occur. This book aims at developing the theories and the applications of photon interactions with nanostructures. The contributors were all participants in the well-known Japanese national research project, "Near-Field Nano-Optics", which ran from 1997 to 2000. The book covers a wide range of disciplines in nano-optics, including the theoretical development of imaging-contrast mechanisms as a result of photon and nanomatter interactions, and discussions on different near-field nanoprobes. Applications of nano-optics to sensing, imaging, analysis, and the fabrication of nanostructures, such as molecules and quantum devices, are also discussed, with a collection of experimental examples.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Quantum Theory for Near-Field Nano-Optics....Pages 1-33
Electromagnetism Theory and Analysis for Near-Field Nano-Optics....Pages 35-59
High-Resolution and High-Throughput Probes....Pages 61-74
Apertureless Near-Field Probes....Pages 75-109
Integrated and Functional Probes....Pages 111-135
High-Density Optical Memory and Ultrafine Photofabrication....Pages 137-150
Near-Field Imaging of Molecules and Thin Films....Pages 151-190
Near-Field Microscopy for Biomolecular Systems....Pages 191-236
Near-Field Imaging of Quantum Devices and Photonic Structures....Pages 237-286
Other Imaging and Applications....Pages 287-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-323

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When a photon meets a nanostructure, many interesting phenomena occur. This book aims at developing the theories and the applications of photon interactions with nanostructures. The contributors were all participants in the well-known Japanese national research project, "Near-Field Nano-Optics", which ran from 1997 to 2000. The book covers a wide range of disciplines in nano-optics, including the theoretical development of imaging-contrast mechanisms as a result of photon and nanomatter interactions, and discussions on different near-field nanoprobes. Applications of nano-optics to sensing, imaging, analysis, and the fabrication of nanostructures, such as molecules and quantum devices, are also discussed, with a collection of experimental examples.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Quantum Theory for Near-Field Nano-Optics....Pages 1-33
Electromagnetism Theory and Analysis for Near-Field Nano-Optics....Pages 35-59
High-Resolution and High-Throughput Probes....Pages 61-74
Apertureless Near-Field Probes....Pages 75-109
Integrated and Functional Probes....Pages 111-135
High-Density Optical Memory and Ultrafine Photofabrication....Pages 137-150
Near-Field Imaging of Molecules and Thin Films....Pages 151-190
Near-Field Microscopy for Biomolecular Systems....Pages 191-236
Near-Field Imaging of Quantum Devices and Photonic Structures....Pages 237-286
Other Imaging and Applications....Pages 287-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-323
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