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Optical Near Fields

Introduction to Classical and Quantum Theories of Electromagnetic Phenomena at the Nanoscale

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Authors:
  1. Motoichi Ohtsu

    1. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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  2. Kiyoshi Kobayashi

    1. ERATO Localized Photon Project, Machida, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Summarizes all the concepts, realizations and applications of optical near-field techniques in a comprehensive way

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Deadlocks in Conventional Optical Science and Technology

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 1-10

  3. Breaking Through the Diffraction Limit by Optical Near Field

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 11-24

  4. Past and Present of Near-Field Optics

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 25-51

  5. Dipole-Dipole Interaction Model of Optical Near Field

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 53-76

  6. Electrodynamics of Oscillating Electric Dipoles

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 77-85

  7. Self-Consistent Method Using a Propagator

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 87-96

  8. Picture of Optical Near Field Based on Electric Charges Induced on the Surface and Polarized Currents

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 97-108

  9. Picture of Optical Near Field as a Virtual Cloud Around a Nanometric System Surrounded by a Macroscopic System

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 109-120

  10. Application to Nanophotonics and Atom Photonics

    • Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Pages 121-150

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 151-205
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About this book

This book outlines physically intuitive concepts and theories for students, engineers, and scientists who will be engaged in research in nanophotonics and atom photonics. The main topic is the optical near ?eld, i.e., the thin ?lm of light that is localized on the surface of a nanometric material. In the early 1980s, one of the authors (M. Ohtsu) started his pioneering research on optical near ?elds because he judged that nanometer-sized light would be required to shift the paradigm of optical science and technology. This ?eld of research did not exist previously, and was not compatible with trends in opticalscienceandtechnology.However,hewasencouragedbytheknowledge that scientists in other countries started similar research in the mid 1980s. In the 1990s, optical technology progressed very rapidly and the p- tonics industry developed, but further progress became di?cult due to the fundamental limit of light known as the di?raction limit. However, there was a growing awareness among scientists and engineers that this limit can be overcome using optical near ?elds. Since a drastic paradigm shift in the c- cepts of optics is required to understand the intrinsic nature of optical near ?elds, the demand for a textbook on this subject has increased. The present book aims to meet this demand.

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"The main topic of this book is the optical near field, i.e., the thin film of light that is localized on the surface of a nanometric material. … the book outlines physically intuitive concepts and theories for students, engineers, and scientists who will be engaged in research in nanophotonics and atom photonics. … this book is a good and complete overview of the subject." (Olivier Van Overschelde, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005)

"The authors introduce this work as a textbook for the new field of near field optics. … Many of the ideas expressed in the book are original, interesting and thought provoking. Physical insight and intuition plays an important role, making it enjoyable and relatively easy reading. Libraries associated with nanotechnology and/or optics should possess the book. … In conclusion, this is a nice book that is suitable as a reference and good reading for engineers, scientists and graduate students with adequate background … ." (Professor J. Shamir, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (1), 2005)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

    Motoichi Ohtsu

  • ERATO Localized Photon Project, Machida, Tokyo, Japan

    Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Optical Near Fields

  • Book Subtitle: Introduction to Classical and Quantum Theories of Electromagnetic Phenomena at the Nanoscale

  • Authors: Motoichi Ohtsu, Kiyoshi Kobayashi

  • Series Title: Advanced Texts in Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09104-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-40483-5Published: 17 November 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07343-4Published: 05 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-09104-3Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1439-2674

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 206

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Nanotechnology

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