Plasmonics and Plasmonic Metamaterials: Analysis and Applications (World Scientific Series in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)

This book is a collection of the works of leading experts worldwide in the rapidly developing fields of plasmonics and metamaterials. These developments are promising to revolutionize ways of generating, controlling and processing light in the nanoscale. The technological applications range from nano-lasers to optical nano-waveguides to artificial media with unusual and exotic optical properties unattainable in natural materials. The volume cuts across all relevant disciplines and covers experiments, measurements, fabrication, physical and mathematical analysis, as well as computer simulation. 1. Plasmonic enhancement of optical properties by isolated and coupled metal nanoparticles. 1. Introduction. 2. Optical enhancement due to isolated metal nanospheres. 3. Enhancement due to coupled metal nanoparticles. 4. Implications -- 2. Chiral photonic and plasmonic structures. 1. Introduction. 2. Transfer matrix method for anisotropic medium. 3. Chiral media from discrete screw operations. 4. Chiral media from continuous screw operation. 5. Conclusions -- 3. Multipole metamaterials. 1. Introduction. 2. Spatial averaging for meta-molecules - recalling the role of multipole moments. 3. Light propagation in metamaterials including multipole moments up to the second order. 4. Multipolar properties of planar meta-molecules. 5. Multipole near-field decomposition for meta-molecules. 6. Summary and outlook -- 4. Amplification and lasing with surface-plasmon polaritons. 1. Introduction. 2. Planar metallic surface. 3. Metallic nanocavities. 4. Metallic nanoparticles. 5. Concluding remarks -- 5. Wavefront engineering of quantum cascade lasers using plasmonics. 1. Introduction. 2. Methods to tailor the dispersion properties of mid-IR and THz surface plasmon polaritons. 3. One-dimensional collimators for mid-IR QCLs. 4. Two-dimensional collimators for mid-IR QCLs. 5. Multi-beam QCLs. 6. Mid-IR QCLs with integrated plasmonic polarizers. 7. Bean shaping of THz QCLs using plasmonics. 8. Conclusions and future perspectives -- 6. Plasmonics for ultrasensitive nanospectroscopy and optofluidic-plasmonics biosensors. 1. Introduction. 2. Mid-infrared plasmonics for ultrasensitive nanospectroscopy. 3. High throughput fabrication of plasmonics with nanostencil lithography. 4. Integrated nanoplasmonic-nanofluidic biosensors molding the flow of light and fluidics. 5. Conclusion and outlook -- 7. Long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguides and devices. 1. Introduction. 2. Dispersion relations, field confinement and propagation loss. 3. Fabrication. 4. Optical properties. 5. Conclusions and outlook -- 8. Surface plasmon biosensing with 3D plasmonic crystals. 1. Introduction. 2. Engineered surfaces for biosensing: plasmonic crystals with 3D unit cells. 3. Bulk refractive index sensitivity and dependence on angle of incidence. 4. Molecular sensing using 3D plasmonic crystals. 5. Biosensing with 3D plasmonic crystals in real-time. 6. Conclusions and outlook -- 9. Tunable and active optical negative index metamaterials. 1. Introduction. 2. Negative index metamaterials in the optical range. 3. Active optical negative index metamaterials. 4. Tunable optical metamaterials. 5. Conclusions and outlook Manipulation of plasmonics from nano to micro scale. 1. Introduction. 2. Form-Birefringent metal and its plasmonic anisotropy. 3. Plasmonic photonic crystal. 4. Fourier plasmonics. 5. Nanoscale optical field localization. 6. Conclusions and outlook -- 11. Dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguide components. 1. Introduction. 2. Design of waveguide dimensions. 3. Sample preparation and near-field characterization. 4. Excitation and propagation of guided modes. 5. Waveguide bends and splitters. 6. Coupling between waveguides. 7. Waveguide-ring resonators. 8. Bragg gratings. 9. Discussion-- 12. Manipulating nanoparticles and enhancing spectroscopy with surface plasmons. 1. Introduction. 2. Propulsion of gold nanoparticles with surface plasmon polaritons. 3. Double resonance substrates for surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy. 4. Conclusions and outlook -- 13. Analysis of light scattering by nanoobjects on a plane surface via discrete sources method. 1. Introduction. 2. Light scattering by a nanorod. 3. Light scattering by a nanoshell. 4. Summary -- 14. Computational techniques for plasmonic antennas and waveguides. 1. Introduction. 2. Time domain solvers. 3. Frequency domain solvers. 4. Plasmonic antennas. 5. Plasmonic waveguides. 6. Advanced structures. 7. Conclusions Plasmonic Enhancement of Optical Properties by Isolated and Coupled Metal Nanoparticles Chiral Photonic and Plasmonic Structures Multipole Metamaterials Amplification and Lasing with Surface-Plasmon Polaritons Wavefront Engineering of Quantum Cascade Lasers Using Plasmonics Plasmonics for Ultrasensitive Nanospectroscopy and Optofluidic-Plasmonics Biosensors Long-Range Surface Plasmon Polariton Waveguides and Devices Surface Plasmon Biosensing with 3D Plasmonic Crystals Tunable and Active Optical Negative Index Metamaterials Manipulation of Plasmonics from Nano to Micro Scale Dielectric-Loaded Plasmonic Waveguide Components Manipulating Nanoparticles and Enhancing Spectroscopy with Surface Plasmons Analysis of Light Scattering by Nanoobjects on a Plane Surface via Discrete Sources Method Computational Techniques for Plasmonic Antennas and Waveguides This book is a collection of the works of loading experts worldwide in the rapidly developing fields of plasmonics and metamaterials. These developments arc promising to revolutionize ways of generating, controlling and processing light in the nanoscale. The technological applications range from nano-lasers to optical nano-waveguides to artificial media with unusual and exotic optical properties unattainable in natural materials. The volume cuts across all relevant disciplines and covers experiments, measurements, fabrication, physical and mathematical analysis, as well as computer simulation