Preface / 1: |
Introduction |
Theoretical foundations / 2: |
Propagation and focusing of optical fields / 3: |
Nano-optics in a nutshell / 4: |
Spatial resolution and position accuracy |
Nanoscale optical microscopy / 1.2: |
Historical survey |
Near-field optical probes / 6: |
Scope of the book / 7: |
Probe-sample distance control |
References / 8: |
Light emission and optical interaction in nanoscale environments |
Quantum emitters / 9: |
Dipole emission near planar interfaces / 10: |
Macroscopic electrodynamics / 11: |
Photonic crystals and resonators |
Surface plasmons / 2.2: |
Wave equations |
Forces in confined fields / 13: |
Constitutive relations / 14: |
Fluctuation-induced phenomena |
Theoretical methods in nano-optics / 2.4: |
Spectral representation of time-dependent fields |
Appendices |
Index / 2.5: |
Time-harmonic fields |
Complex dielectric constant / 2.6: |
Piecewise homogeneous media / 2.7: |
Boundary conditions / 2.8: |
Fresnel reflection and transmission coefficients / 2.8.1: |
Conservation of energy / 2.9: |
Dyadic Green's functions / 2.10: |
Mathematical basis of Green's functions / 2.10.1: |
Derivation of the Green's function for the electric field / 2.10.2: |
Time-dependent Green's functions / 2.10.3: |
Evanescent fields / 2.11: |
Energy transport by evanescent waves / 2.11.1: |
Frustrated total internal reflection / 2.11.2: |
Angular spectrum representation of optical fields / 2.12: |
Angular spectrum representation of the dipole field / 2.12.1: |
Problems |
Field propagators / 3.1: |
Paraxial approximation of optical fields / 3.2: |
Gaussian laser beams / 3.2.1: |
Higher-order laser modes / 3.2.2: |
Longitudinal fields in the focal region / 3.2.3: |
Polarized electric and polarized magnetic fields / 3.3: |
Far-fields in the angular spectrum representation / 3.4: |
Focusing of fields / 3.5: |
Focal fields / 3.6: |
Focusing of higher-order laser modes / 3.7: |
Limit of weak focusing / 3.8: |
Focusing near planar interfaces / 3.9: |
Reflected image of a strongly focused spot / 3.10: |
The point-spread function / 4.1: |
The resolution limit(s) / 4.2: |
Increasing resolution through selective excitation / 4.2.1: |
Axial resolution / 4.2.2: |
Resolution enhancement through saturation / 4.2.3: |
Principles of confocal microscopy / 4.3: |
Axial resolution in multiphoton microscopy / 4.4: |
Position accuracy / 4.5: |
Theoretical background / 4.5.1: |
Estimating the uncertainties of fit parameters / 4.5.2: |
Principles of near-field optical microscopy / 4.6: |
Information transfer from near-field to far-field / 4.6.1: |
Far-field illumination and detection / 5.1: |
Confocal microscopy / 5.1.1: |
Near-field illumination and far-field detection / 5.2: |
Aperture scanning near-field optical microscopy / 5.2.1: |
Field-enhanced scanning near-field optical microscopy / 5.2.2: |
Far-field illumination and near-field detection / 5.3: |
Scanning tunneling optical microscopy / 5.3.1: |
Collection mode near-field optical microscopy / 5.3.2: |
Near-field illumination and near-field detection / 5.4: |
Other configurations: energy-transfer microscopy / 5.5: |
Conclusion / 5.6: |
Dielectric probes / 6.1: |
Tapered optical fibers / 6.1.1: |
Tetrahedral tips / 6.1.2: |
Light propagation in a conical dielectric probe / 6.2: |
Aperture probes / 6.3: |
Power transmission through aperture probes / 6.3.1: |
Field distribution near small apertures / 6.3.2: |
Near-field distribution of aperture probes / 6.3.3: |
Enhancement of transmission and directionality / 6.3.4: |
Fabrication of aperture probes / 6.4: |
Aperture formation by focused ion beam milling / 6.4.1: |
Electrochemical opening and closing of apertures / 6.4.2: |
Aperture punching / 6.4.3: |
Microfabricated probes / 6.4.4: |
Optical antennas: tips, scatterers, and bowties / 6.5: |
Solid metal tips / 6.5.1: |
Particle-plasmon probes / 6.5.2: |
Bowtie antenna probes / 6.5.3: |
Shear-force methods / 6.6: |
Optical fibers as resonating beams / 7.1.1: |
Tuning-fork sensors / 7.1.2: |
The effective harmonic oscillator model / 7.1.3: |
Response time / 7.1.4: |
Equivalent electric circuit / 7.1.5: |
Normal force methods / 7.2: |
Tuning fork in tapping mode / 7.2.1: |
Bent fiber probes / 7.2.2: |
Topographic artifacts / 7.3: |
Phenomenological theory of artifacts / 7.3.1: |
Example of near-field artifacts / 7.3.2: |
Discussion / 7.3.3: |
Light emission and optical interactions in nanoscale environments |
The multipole expansion / 8.1: |
The classical particle-field Hamiltonian / 8.2: |
Multipole expansion of the interaction Hamiltonian / 8.2.1: |
The radiating electric dipole / 8.3: |
Electric dipole fields in a homogeneous space / 8.3.1: |
Dipole radiation / 8.3.2: |
Rate of energy dissipation in inhomogeneous environments / 8.3.3: |
Radiation reaction / 8.3.4: |
Spontaneous decay / 8.4: |
QED of spontaneous decay / 8.4.1: |
Spontaneous decay and Green's dyadics / 8.4.2: |
Local density of states / 8.4.3: |
Classical lifetimes and decay rates / 8.5: |
Homogeneous environment / 8.5.1: |
Inhomogeneous environment / 8.5.2: |
Frequency shifts / 8.5.3: |
Quantum yield / 8.5.4: |
Dipole-dipole interactions and energy transfer / 8.6: |
Multipole expansion of the Coulombic interaction / 8.6.1: |
Energy transfer between two particles / 8.6.2: |
Delocalized excitations (strong coupling) / 8.7: |
Entanglement / 8.7.1: |
Fluorescent molecules / 9.1: |
Excitation / 9.1.1: |
Relaxation / 9.1.2: |
Semiconductor quantum dots / 9.2: |
Surface passivation / 9.2.1: |
Coherent control of excitons / 9.2.2: |
The absorption cross-section / 9.3: |
Single-photon emission by three-level systems / 9.4: |
Steady-state analysis / 9.4.1: |
Time-dependent analysis / 9.4.2: |
Single molecules as probes for localized fields / 9.5: |
Field distribution in a laser focus / 9.5.1: |
Probing strongly localized fields / 9.5.2: |
Allowed and forbidden light / 9.6: |
Angular spectrum representation of the dyadic Green's function / 10.2: |
Decomposition of the dyadic Green's function / 10.3: |
Dyadic Green's functions for the reflected and transmitted fields / 10.4: |
Spontaneous decay rates near planar interfaces / 10.5: |
Far-fields / 10.6: |
Radiation patterns / 10.7: |
Where is the radiation going? / 10.8: |
Magnetic dipoles / 10.9: |
Image dipole approximation / 10.10: |
Vertical dipole / 10.10.1: |
Horizontal dipole / 10.10.2: |
Including retardation / 10.10.3: |
Photonic crystals / 11.1: |
The photonic bandgap / 11.1.1: |
Defects in photonic crystals / 11.1.2: |
Optical microcavities / 11.2: |
Optical properties of noble metals / 12.1: |
Drude-Sommerfeld theory / 12.1.1: |
Interband transitions / 12.1.2: |
Surface plasmon polaritons at plane interfaces / 12.2: |
Properties of surface plasmon polaritons / 12.2.1: |
Excitation of surface plasmon polaritons / 12.2.2: |
Surface plasmon sensors / 12.2.3: |
Surface plasmons in nano-optics / 12.3: |
Plasmons supported by wires and particles / 12.3.1: |
Plasmon resonances of more complex structures / 12.3.2: |
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering / 12.3.3: |
Maxwell's stress tensor / 12.4: |
Radiation pressure / 13.2: |
The dipole approximation / 13.3: |
Time-averaged force / 13.3.1: |
Monochromatic fields / 13.3.2: |
Saturation behavior for near-resonance excitation / 13.3.3: |
Beyond the dipole approximation / 13.3.4: |
Optical tweezers / 13.4: |
Angular momentum and torque / 13.5: |
Forces in optical near-fields / 13.6: |
Fluctuation-induced interactions / 13.7: |
The fluctuation-dissipation theorem / 14.1: |
The system response function / 14.1.1: |
Johnson noise / 14.1.2: |
Dissipation due to fluctuating external fields / 14.1.3: |
Normal and antinormal ordering / 14.1.4: |
Emission by fluctuating sources / 14.2: |
Blackbody radiation / 14.2.1: |
Coherence, spectral shifts and heat transfer / 14.2.2: |
Fluctuation-induced forces / 14.3: |
The Casimir-Polder potential / 14.3.1: |
Electromagnetic friction / 14.3.2: |
The multiple multipole method / 14.4: |
Volume integral methods / 15.2: |
The volume integral equation / 15.2.1: |
The method of moments (MOM) / 15.2.2: |
The coupled dipole method (CDM) / 15.2.3: |
Equivalence of the MOM and the CDM / 15.2.4: |
Effective polarizability / 15.3: |
The total Green's function / 15.4: |
Conclusion and outlook / 15.5: |
Semianalytical derivation of the atomic polarizability / Appendix A: |
Steady-state polarizability for weak excitation fields / A.1: |
Near-resonance excitation in absence of damping / A.2: |
Near-resonance excitation with damping / A.3: |
Spontaneous emission in the weak coupling regime / Appendix B: |
Weisskopf-Wigner theory / B.1: |
Inhomogeneous environments / B.2: |
Fields of a dipole near a layered substrate / Appendix C: |
Vertical electric dipole / C.1: |
Horizontal electric dipole / C.2: |
Definition of the coefficients A[subscript j], B[subscript j], and C[subscript j] / C.3: |
Far-field Green's functions / Appendix D: |