When a photon meets a nanostructure, many interesting phenomena occur. This book aims at developing the theories and the applications of photon interactions with nanostructures. The contributors were all participants in the well-known Japanese national research project, "Near-Field Nano-Optics", which ran from 1997 to 2000. The book covers a wide range of disciplines in nano-optics, including the theoretical development of imaging-contrast mechanisms as a result of photon and nanomatter interactions, and discussions on different near-field nanoprobes. Applications of nano-optics to sensing, imaging, analysis, and the fabrication of nanostructures, such as molecules and quantum devices, are also discussed, with a collection of experimental examples.
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1 Quantum Theory for Near-Field Nano-Optics. - 1. 1 Resonant Near-Field Optics. - 1. 2 Quantization of Evanescent Waves and Optical Near-Rield Interaction of Atoms. - 1. 3 Quantum Mechanical Aspects of Optical Near-Field Problems. - 2 Electromagnetism Theory and Analysis for Near-Field Nano-Optics. - 2. 1 Finite-Difference Time-Domain Analysis of a Near-Field Microscope System. - 2. 2 Reconstruction of an Optical Image from NSOM Data. - 2. 3 Radiation Force Exerted near a Nano-Aperture. - References. - 3 High-Resolution and High-Throughput Probes. - 3. 1 Excitation of a HE-Plasmon Mode. - 3. 2 Multiple-Tapered Probes. - References. - 4 Apertureless Near-Field Probes. - 4. 1 Local Plasmon in a Metallic Nanoparticle. - 4. 2 Laser-Trapping of a Metallic Particle for a Near-Field Microscope Probe. - 4. 3 Near-Field Enhancement at a Metallic Probe. - 4. 4 Scattering Near-Field Optical Microscope with a Microcavity. - References. - 5 Integrated and Functional Probes. - 5. 1 Micromachined Probes. - 5. 2 Light Detection from Force. - 5. 3 High Efficiency Light Transmission Through a Nano-Waveguide. - References. - 6 High-Density Optical Memory and Ultrafine Photofabrication. - 6. 1 Photochromic Memory Media. - 6. 2 Near-Field Optical Memory. - 6. 3 Future Prospects for Near-Field Optical Memory. - 6. 4 Nanofabrication: Chemical Vapor Deposition. - 6. 5 Nanofabrication: Organic Film. - References. - 7 Near-Field Imaging of Molecules and Thin Films. - 7. 1 Near-Field Imaging of Molecules and Thin Films. - 7. 2 Two-Dimensional Morphology of Ultrathin Polymer Films. - 7. 3 Observation of Polyethylene (PE) Crystals. - 7. 4 Preparation of Micrometer-Sized Chromophore Aggregates. - 7. 5 Application to Electrochemical Research. - 7. 6 Second-Harmonic Generation in Near-Field Optics. - References. - 8 Near-Field Microscopy for Biomolecular Systems. -8. 1 Near-Field Imaging of Human Chromosomes and Single DNA Molecules. - 8. 2 Imaging of Biological Molecules. - 8. 3 Cell and Cellular Functions. - References. - 9 Near-Field Imaging of Quantum Devices and Photonic Structures. - 9. 1 Spectroscopy of Quantum Devices and Structures. - 9. 2 Observation of Polysilane by Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope in the Ultraviolet (UV) Region. - 9. 3 Near-Field Photon Tunneling. - References. - 10 Other Imaging and Applications. - 10. 1 Birefringent Imaging with an Illumination-Mode Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope. - 10. 2 Plain-Type Low-Temperature NSOM System. - 10. 3 STM-Induced Luminescence. - 10. 4 Energy Modulation of Electrons with Evanescent Waves. - 10. 5 Manipulation of Particles by Photon Force. - References.
