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.
Author(s): Baldassare Di Bartolo, John Collins, Luciano Silvestri (eds.)
Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 586
Tags: Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Laser Technology, Photonics; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nanoplasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications....Pages 3-102
Transformation Optics....Pages 103-108
Localized Light-Matter Interactions with Optical Antennas....Pages 109-129
Biosensing Instrumentation....Pages 131-152
Ultrafast Photonics with Microstructures Fibers....Pages 153-165
Prospects of Molecular Scale Logic Gates and Logic Circuits....Pages 167-186
Tunability of Plasmonic Devices....Pages 187-207
Novel Plasmonic Probes and Smart Superhydrophobic Devices, New Tools for Forthcoming Spectroscopies at the Nanoscale....Pages 209-235
Narrow-Linewidth Lasers on a Silicon Chip....Pages 237-248
Integrated Optomechanics: Opportunities for Tunable Nanophotonic Devices....Pages 249-256
Fluorescence-Based Studies of Nanoparticles....Pages 257-272
Incandescent Lamp-Like White-Light Emission from Doped and Undoped Oxide Nanopowders....Pages 273-284
An Approach in the Structural and Spectroscopic Analysis of Yb 3+ -Doped YAG Nano-ceramics by Conjugation of TEM-EDX and Optical Techniques....Pages 285-307
Taking Microcavity Label-Free Single Molecule Detection Deep into the Protein Realm: Cancer Marker Detection at the Ultimate Sensitivity....Pages 309-322
Fluorescence and Raman Scattering in Plasmonic Nano-structures: From Basic Science to Applications....Pages 323-338
Principles and Applications of Rare Earth Ion-Doped Nanoparticles....Pages 339-357
Nanostructures in the Terahertz Range....Pages 359-372
Nanomaterials for Lighting and Solar Energy Conversion....Pages 373-414
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
The Discovery of the Higgs Particle....Pages 417-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Chemical and Strain Engineering of Functional Oxides....Pages 435-436
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Gold Photonic Crystals and Photonics Quasi-crystals for Reproducible Surface-Enhanced Raman Substrates....Pages 437-438
Mid-infrared Surface Plasmon Polariton Sensors Resonant with the Vibrational Modes of Phospholipid Layers....Pages 439-441
Structural and Spectroscopic Properties of Er 3+ :CdNb 2 O 6 Phosphors....Pages 443-445
Antibody Anchoring on QCM Gold Surfaces by UV Based Strategy....Pages 447-448
Spectroscopic Properties of New Cubic Tungstates Doped with Eu 3+ and Yb 3+ Ions....Pages 449-450
The Role of Surface Plasmon Resonance in Enhanced Transmission Through Metallic Gratings....Pages 451-453
Experimental Observation of Self-Organized Nanostructures in Layered Crystals....Pages 455-457
Nano-structuring for Molecular Motor Control....Pages 459-459
Fingerprint Imaging Enhancement by Deposition of Columnar Thin Films Nanostructures....Pages 461-462
Analytic Solution of the Rabi model....Pages 463-464
Microscroll Invisibility Cloak....Pages 465-465
The Identification of the Inorganic Pigments in the Cultural Heritage Objects Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering....Pages 467-469
Polymeric Microresonators for Biosensing Applications....Pages 471-473
On the Possibility of Indicating Protein Conformational Changes via Energy Transfer Between Intrinsic Fluorophores....Pages 475-476
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Surface Plasmons and Strong Light-Matter Coupling in Metallic Nanoshells....Pages 479-479
Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence Characterization of a-Si:H/c-Ci Interfaces....Pages 481-483
Structural, Optoelectronic and Electrical Properties of GaAs Microcrystals Grown from (001) Si Nano-areas....Pages 485-486
Plasmonic Sensors for Aromatic Hydrocarbon Detection....Pages 487-489
Optical Annealing of Black Silicon....Pages 491-491
Strongly Confined Gap Plasmon Modes in Graphene Sandwiches and Graphene-on-Silicon....Pages 493-494
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Investigation of Polarized Light Emitting Diode....Pages 495-495
Linking Optical Properties and Nanostructure of NiCrOx Cermet Nanocomposite for Solar Thermal Application....Pages 497-497
Ultrafast Active Control of Plasmonic Resonances at THz Frequencies....Pages 499-500
An Eigenvector-Expansion Method for Localized Plasmon Modes: Application to Extinction and Electron Energy Loss Spectra of Isolated and Coupled Metallic Nanoparticles....Pages 501-502
Characterisations of New Nd 3+ -Doped Scheelite-Type Molybdates for Laser Materials....Pages 503-504
Cluster Implantation and Deposition Apparatus: Design and Capabilities....Pages 505-507
Roles of Surface Pattern Morphology and Sunlight Incoherence on Solar Cell Optimization....Pages 509-509
Processing and Characterization of Nanowire Arrays for Photodetectors....Pages 511-512
Structural Analysis of Ge-Ga-Se/S-CsCl Glasses and Glass-Ceramics for Application in Chalcogenide and Chalcohalide Photonics....Pages 513-514
Regularities in Holographic Formation of Periodic Structures in the System Polymer-Metal Nanoparticles....Pages 515-516
Modeling the Effect of Different Dimensions in High Contrast Grating Mirror....Pages 517-519
InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots Covered by Graded GaAsSb Strain Reducing Layer....Pages 521-522
Compact Wavelength- and Pulse-Duration-Tunable Ultrafast Laser System for Coherent Raman Microscopy....Pages 523-524
Random Lasing in ZnSe and CdSe Semiconductor Powders....Pages 525-526
Design of an Ultra-broadband Super Absorbing Plasmonic Metamaterials....Pages 527-529
High-Order Harmonic Generation and Plasmonics....Pages 531-531
Low Dispersion Propagation of Broad-Band THz Pulses in a Two-Wire Waveguide....Pages 533-535
Femtosecond Laser Micromachining of a-Si:H....Pages 537-538
Low-Level Monoclinic Content Detection in Zirconia Implants Using Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 539-540
Modeling Additive Color Effect in Natural Photonic Polycrystals Using the Layer Homogenization Method: The Case of the Diamond Weevil....Pages 541-542
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Transformation of Optical Properties for Gamma-Irradiated Lithium Fluoride Crystals Under Transition from Bulk to Nanocrystals....Pages 543-544
Characterization of Polyethylene Glycol Self-Assembled Monolayers by Means of Sum-Frequency Generation Spectroscopy for Biosensor Applications....Pages 545-546
InAs Quantum Dots Covered by GaAsSb Strain Reducing Layer....Pages 547-547
A Prediction Made When Playing with NeoCube ® Is Confirmed by Impurity Spectroscopy....Pages 549-550
Maximizing Intensity in TiO 2 Waveguides for Nonlinear Optics....Pages 551-552
An Improved Method for T-Matrix Calculations of Light Scattering by Spheroidal Particles....Pages 553-554
Automated Algorithms for Multilayer Thin Film Filter Design Using Metamaterials....Pages 555-555
Surface Charge Effects on the Interaction Between a Solid-Supported Model Lipid Membrane and AuNPs Studied by SFG Spectroscopy....Pages 557-558
Photoluminescence of Colour Centres in Thermally-Evaporated LiF Films for Radiation Imaging Detectors....Pages 559-560
P3HT:PCBM Based Organic Solar Cells: Structure Optimization and Improving External Quantum Efficiency by Plasmonic Nanoparticles Incorporation....Pages 561-563
Optical Properties Nanocomposite Composed of Ag Nanoparticles Embedded in a DLC Film....Pages 565-566
List of Participants....Pages 567-583
Back Matter....Pages 585-586
