Elsevier Thin Film Nanophotonics: Conclusions from the Third International Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors (TFE3S)

Thin Film Nanophotonics: Conclusions from the Third International Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors (TFE3S) provides up-to-date coverage of the properties and photonic applications of nanostructured thin films,  including discussions on optical waveguides, photonic lattices for wideband reflectors, polarizers, bandpass filters, meta surfaces, plasmonic resonance sensors, smart windows, optical switches, photovoltaics, and many more. This is an important reference source for materials scientists, engineers and physicists working in the areas of nanomaterials and photonics. New thin film applications such as thin-film topological insulators and 2D materials are gaining attention and growing exponentially, hence this book is an ideal reference on how engineered thin films for various nano-photonics applications present exponential growth in a wide array of areas. Review Highlights how the properties of nanoscale thin films make them effective for a range of photonic applications From the Back Cover Thin films and thin-film multilayers cover a variety of materials used for applications in wide spectral regions from ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR). Thin-film nanophotonics applications include optical waveguides, photonic lattices for wideband reflectors, polarizers, bandpass filters, meta surfaces, plasmonic resonance sensors, smart windows, optical switches, photovoltaics, and many more. Engineered nanostructures in thin films can be used in manipulating light at nanoscale resulting in unique nanophotonic devices for several contemporary applications. New thin film applications such as thin-film topological insulators, 2D materials are gaining attention and growing exponentially. Engineered thin films for various nano-photonics applications is an area of immense interest at present with exponential growth in the number of publications in this area. Thin Film Nanophotonics: Conclusions from the Third International Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors (TFE3S) provides up-to-date coverage of the properties and photonic applications of nanostructured thin films. It is an important reference source for materials scientists, engineers and physicists working in the areas of nanomaterials and photonics. About the Author Guru Subramanyam is Professor at the Center of Excellence for Thin-film Research and Surface Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton, USA. His research focuses on high temperature-capable smart modules for Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC), and thin-films for electronics, electro-optics, energy, and sensors. Partha Banerjee is Professor and Chair of the Department of Electro-Optics and Photonics, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Dayton, USA. His research interests include digital and dynamic holography, photo refractivity, optical and acoustic metamaterials, nonlinear optics and acoustics, computational electromagnetics, and optical trapping. Karl S. Gudmundsson (PhD) graduated from the Marine Engineering College of Iceland in 1984. He received his BS and MS degrees in computer engineering in 1996 and 1998, and his PhD in engineering, concentrating on electrical engineering, from Wright State University, in 2004. His research interests include theoretical and experimental, optical signal/image processing, classification, and tracking, optical computing algorithms, and architectures. Akhlesh Lakhtakia is an Evan Pugh University Professor and The Charles Godfrey Binder (Endowed) Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, at Pennsylvania State University, USA. He received his BTech. (1979) and DSc (2006) degrees from Banaras Hindu University, India, and his MS (1981) and PhD (1983) degrees from the University of Utah, USA. His current research interests include el