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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254594003321

Autore

Bertolotti Mario

Titolo

Evanescent Waves in Optics [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction to Plasmonics / / by Mario Bertolotti, Concita Sibilia, Angela M. Guzman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-61261-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 259 p. 131 illus., 24 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Series in Optical Sciences, , 0342-4111 ; ; 206

Disciplina

530.44

Soggetti

Lasers

Photonics

Microwaves

Optical engineering

Quantum optics

Optics

Electrodynamics

Semiconductors

Optical materials

Electronic materials

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering

Quantum Optics

Classical Electrodynamics

Optical and Electronic Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Chapter I Basic electromagnetics -- Chapter II Evanescent Waves -- Chapter III Evanescent Waves in Waveguides -- Chapter IV High resolution optical microscopes (in which evanescent waves play a role) -- Chapter V Plasmons -- Chapter VI Applications of plasmons -- Chapter VII Quantization of evanescent waves, surface plasmons and surface plasmon polaritons. .

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph provides an introductory discussion of evanescent



waves and plasmons, describes their properties and uses, and shows how they are fundamental when operating with nanoscale optics. Far field optics is not suitable for the design, description, and operation of devices at this nanometre scale. Instead one must work with models based on near-field optics and surface evanescent waves. The new discipline of plasmonics has grown to encompass the generation and application of plasmons both as a travelling excitation in a nanostructure and as a stationary enhancement of the electrical field near metal nanosurfaces. The book begins with a brief review of the basic concepts of electromagnetism, then introduces evanescent waves through reflection and refraction, and shows how they appear in diffraction problems, before discussing the role that they play in optical waveguides and sensors. The application of evanescent waves in super-resolution devices is briefly presented, before plasmons are introduced. The surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) are then treated, highlighting their potential applications also in ultra-compact circuitry. The book concludes with a discussion of the quantization of evanescent waves and quantum information processing. The book is intended for students and researchers who wish to enter the field or to have some insight into the matter. It is not a textbook but simply an introduction to more complete and in-depth discussions. The field of plasmonics has exploded in the last ten years, and most of the material treated in this book is scattered in original or review papers. A short comprehensive treatment is missing; this book is intended to provide just that.