Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics I Basics and Theory of Near-Field Optics [Paperback]

An up-to-date status report presenting the current state-of-the-art in nano-optics, this volume also deals with near-field optical microscopy. Each chapter is written by a leading scientist in the field. It will be useful to all researchers working at the forefront of near-field optics and nanoelectro-optics.

High-Throughput Probes for Near-Field Optics and Their Applications.- 1 High-Throughput Probes.- 1.1 Mode Analysis in a Metallized Tapered Probe.- 1.2 Light Propagation in a Tapered Probe with Ideal Metal Cladding.- 1.3 Measurement of the Spatial Distribution of Optical Near-Field Intensity in the Tapered Probe.- 1.4 Further Increase in Throughput.- 2 Application to High-Density and High-Speed Optical Memory.- 2.1 Using an Apertured Fiber Probe.- 2.2 High-Density and High-Speed Recording Using a Pyramidal Silicon Probe on a Contact Slider.- 3 Outlook.- References.- Modulation of an Electron Beam in Optical Near-Fields.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Review of Experiments.- 2.1 SmithPurcell Effect.- 2.2 SchwarzHora Effect.- 3 Basic Principle.- 4 Microgap Interaction Circuits.- 4.1 Circuit Configuration.- 4.2 Transition Rates of Electrons.- 5 Theoretical Analyses of a Microslit.- 5.1 Near-Field Distributions.- 5.2 Wave Number Spectrum.- 5.3 Numerical Simulations.- 6 Experiment.- 6.1 Experimental Setup.- 6.2 Electron Energy Spectrum.- 6.3 Modulation with Laser Field.- 6.4 Wave Number Spectrum.- 7 Multiple-Gap Circuit.- 7.1 Inverse SmithPurcell Effect.- 7.2 Experimental Setup.- 7.3 Phase Matching Condition.- 7.4 Field Distributions.- 8 Microslit for Visible Light.- 9 Conclusion.- References.- Fluorescence Spectroscopy with Surface Plasmon Excitation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Theoretical Considerations.- 2.1 Surface Plasmons at the Interface Between a (Noble) Metal and a Dielectric Medium.- 2.2 Optical Excitation of Surface Plasmons.- 2.3 Surface Plasmons for the Characterization of Thin Layers.- 2.4 Electromagnetic Field Distribution near the Interface.- 2.5 Fl;