Springer Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics I: Basics and Theory of Near-Field Optics: 86 (Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 86)

An up-to-date status report presenting the current state-of-the-art in nano-optics, this volume also deals with near-field optical microscopy. Each chapter is written by a leading scientist in the field. It will be useful to all researchers working at the forefront of near-field optics and nanoelectro-optics. Review From the reviews: "This unique monograph series entitled ‘Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics’ is being introduced to review the results of advanced studies in the field of electro-optics at nanometric scales and covers the most recent topics … . this book is a very interesting one which can provide a very useful and multi-purpose tool for many users. … Together these overviews will be a valuable resource for students, engineers and scientists. So let me recommend this book for everyone, readers or specialists … ." (Yvon Renotte, Physicalia, Vol. 25 (4), 2003) From the Back Cover This volume focuses on fundamental aspects of nano-electro-optics. Starting with fiber probes and related devices for generating and detecting the optical near-field with high efficiency and resolution, the next chapter addresses the modulation of an electron beam by optical near-fields. Further topics include: fluorescence spectroscopy, in which sample molecules are excited by the evanescent surface plasmon field close to metallic surfaces; spatially resolved near-field photoluminescence spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum dots, which will become an essential issue in future electro-optical devices and systems; and, finally, the quantum theory of the optical near-field. This latter theory accounts for all the essential features of the interaction between optical near-fields and nanomaterials, atoms and molecules. Together these overviews will be a valuable resource for engineers and scientists working in the field of nano-electro-optics.