Dedication
List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1 Fundamentals of Plasmonics
Introduction
1. ELECTROMAGNETICS OF METALS
1.1. Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
1.2. The Dielectric Function of the Free Electron Gas
1.3. The Dispersion of the Free Electron Gas and Volume Plasmons
1.4. Real Metals and Interband Transitions
1.5. The Energy of the Electromagnetic Field in Metals
2. SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS AT METAL / INSULATOR INTERFACES
2.1. The Wave Equation
2.2. Surface Plasmon Polaritons at a Single Interface
2.3. Multilayer Systems
2.4. Energy Confinement and the Effective Mode Length
3. EXCITATION OF SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS AT PLANAR INTERFACES
3.1. Excitation upon Charged Particle Impact
3.2. Prism Coupling
3.3. Grating Coupling
3.4. Excitation Using Highly Focused Optical Beams
3.5. Near-Field Excitation
3.6. Coupling Schemes Suitable for Integration with Conventional Photonic Elements
4. IMAGING SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON PROPAGATION
4.1. Near-Field Microscopy
4.2. Fluorescence Imaging
4.3. Leakage Radiation
4.4. Scattered Light Imaging
5. LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMONS
5.1. Normal Modes of Sub-Wavelength Metal Particles
5.2. Mie Theory
5.3. Beyond the Quasi-Static Approximation and Plasmon Lifetime
5.4. Real Particles: Observations of Particle Plasmons
5.5. Coupling Between Localized Plasmons
5.6. Void Plasmons and Metallic Nanosheils
5.7. Localized Plasmons and Gain Media
6. ELECTROMAGNETIC SURFACE MODES AT LOW FREQUENCIES
6.1. Surface Plasmon Polaritons at THz Frequencies
6.2. Designer Surface Plasmon Polaritons on Corrugated Surfaces
6.3. Surface Phonon Polaritons
Part II Applications
Introduction
7. PLASMON WAVEGUIDES
7.1. Planar Elements for Surface Plasmon Polariton Propagation
7.2. Surface Piasmon Polariton Band Gap Structures
7.3. Surface Plasmon Polariton Propagation Along Metal Stripes
7.4. Metal Nanowires and Conical Tapers for High-Confinement Guiding and Focusing
7.5. Localized Modes in Gaps and Grooves
7.6. Metal Nanoparticle Waveguides
7.7. Overcoming Losses Using Gain Media
8. TRANSMISSION OF RADIATION THROUGH APERTURES AND FILMS
8.1. Theory of Diffraction by Sub-Wavelength Apertures
8.2. Extraordinary Transmission Through Sub-Wavelength Apertures
8.3. Directional Emission Via Exit Surface Patterning
8.4. Localized Surface Plasmons and Light Transmission Through Single Apertures
8.5. Emerging Applications of Extraordinary Transmission
8.6. Transmission of Light Through a Film Without Apertures
9. ENHANCEMENT OF EMISSIVE PROCESSES AND NONLINEARITIES
9.1. SERS Fundamentals
9.2. SERS in the Picture of Cavity Field Enhancement
9.3. SERS Geometries
9.4. Enhancement of Fluorescence
9.5. Luminescence of Metal Nanostructures
9.6. Enhancement of Nonlinear Processes
10. SPECTROSCOPY AND SENSING
10.1. Single-Particle Spectroscopy
10.2. Surface-Plasmon-Polariton-Based Sensors
11. METAMATERIALS AND IMAGING WITH SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS
11.1. Metamaterials and Negative'Index at Optical Frequencies
11.2. The Perfect Lens, Imaging and Lithography
12. CONCLUDING REMARKS
References
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