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Nano-Structures for Optics and Photonics

Optical Strategies for Enhancing Sensing, Imaging, Communication and Energy Conversion

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Table of contents (72 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvi
  2. Lectures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Nanoplasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications

      • Mark I. Stockman
      Pages 3-102
    3. Transformation Optics

      • Martin Wegener
      Pages 103-108
    4. Localized Light-Matter Interactions with Optical Antennas

      • Zachary J. Lapin, Palash Bharadwaj, Shawn Divitt, Lukas Novotny
      Pages 109-129
    5. Biosensing Instrumentation

      • Jean-Pierre Wolf
      Pages 131-152
    6. Ultrafast Photonics with Microstructures Fibers

      • Aleksandr A. Lanin, Aleksandr V. Mitrofanov, Andrei B. Fedotov, Sean Blakley, Dmitrii A. Sidorov-Biryukov, Aleksei M. Zheltikov
      Pages 153-165
    7. Tunability of Plasmonic Devices

      • Dimitrios C. Zografopoulos, Romeo Beccherelli
      Pages 187-207
    8. Novel Plasmonic Probes and Smart Superhydrophobic Devices, New Tools for Forthcoming Spectroscopies at the Nanoscale

      • Andrea Giugni, Bruno Torre, Marco Allione, Francesco Gentile, Patrizio Candeloro, Maria Laura Coluccio et al.
      Pages 209-235
    9. Narrow-Linewidth Lasers on a Silicon Chip

      • Edward H. Bernhardi, Markus Pollnau
      Pages 237-248
    10. Fluorescence-Based Studies of Nanoparticles

      • Gokhan Bilir, Gönül Özen, John Collins, Maura Cesaria, Baldassare Di Bartolo
      Pages 257-272
    11. Incandescent Lamp-Like White-Light Emission from Doped and Undoped Oxide Nanopowders

      • Maura Cesaria, Gokhan Bilir, Gönül Özen, Marco Bettinelli, John Collins, Fabio Piccinelli et al.
      Pages 273-284
    12. An Approach in the Structural and Spectroscopic Analysis of Yb3+-Doped YAG Nano-ceramics by Conjugation of TEM-EDX and Optical Techniques

      • George Boulon, Yannick Guyot, Malgorzata Guzik, Thierry Epicier, Pawel Gluchowski, Dariusz Hreniak et al.
      Pages 285-307
    13. Nanostructures in the Terahertz Range

      • John W. Bowen
      Pages 359-372
    14. Nanomaterials for Lighting and Solar Energy Conversion

      • Filippo Monti, Eleonora Pavoni, Nicola Armaroli
      Pages 373-414

About this book

The contributions in this volume were presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Erice, Italy, 4-19 July 2013. Many aspects of important research into nanophotonics, plasmonics, semiconductor materials and devices, instrumentation for bio sensing to name just a few, are covered in depth in this volume.  The growing connection between optics and electronics, due to the increasing important role plaid by semiconductor materials and devices, find their expression in the term photonics, which also reflects the importance of the photon aspect of light in the description of the performance of several optical systems. Nano-structures have unique capabilities that allow the enhanced performance of processes of interest in optical and photonic devices. In particular these structures permit the nanoscale manipulation of photons, electrons and atoms; they represent a very hot topic of research and are relevant to many devices and applications.
The various subjects bridge over the disciplines of physics, biology and chemistry, making this volume of interest to people working in these fields. The emphasis is on the principles behind each technique and on examining the full potential of each technique.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

    Baldassare Di Bartolo, Luciano Silvestri

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wheaton College, Norton, USA

    John Collins

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