Active plasmonics and tuneable plasmonic metamaterials / edited by Anatoly V. Zayats, Stefan A. Maier.

"This book, edited by two of the most respected researchers in plasmonics, gives an overview of the current state in plasmonics and plasmonic-based metamaterials, with an emphasis on active functionalities and an eye to future developments. This book is multifunctional, useful for newcomers and scientists interested in applications of plasmonics and metamaterials as well as for established researchers in this multidisciplinary area"-- Provided by publisher.

"Presents contributions from world's leading authorities in plasmonics, covering active plasmonics from basic principles to the most recent breakthroughs"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1: Spaser, Plasmonic Amplification, and Loss Compensation; 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO SPASERS AND SPASING; 1.2 SPASER FUNDAMENTALS; 1.3 QUANTUM THEORY OF SPASER; 1.4 COMPENSATION OF LOSS BY GAIN AND SPASING; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: Nonlinear Effects in Plasmonic Systems; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 METALLIC NONLINEARITIES-BASIC EFFECTS AND MODELS; 2.3 NONLINEAR PROPAGATION OF SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; 2.4 LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON NONLINEARITY; 2.5 SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.

Chapter 3: Plasmonic Nanorod Metamaterials as a Platform for Active Nanophotonics3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 NANOROD METAMATERIAL GEOMETRY; 3.3 OPTICAL PROPERTIES; 3.4 NONLINEAR EFFECTS IN NANOROD METAMATERIALS; 3.5 MOLECULAR PLASMONICS IN METAMATERIALS; 3.6 ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS IN PLASMONIC NANOROD METAMATERIAL HYBRIDIZED WITH LIQUID CRYSTALS; 3.7 CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: Transformation Optics for Plasmonics; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE CONFORMAL TRANSFORMATION APPROACH; 4.3 BROADBAND LIGHT HARVESTING AND NANOFOCUSING; 4.4 SURFACE PLASMONS AND SINGULARITIES.

4.5 PLASMONIC HYBRIDIZATION REVISITED WITH TRANSFORMATION OPTICS4.6 BEYOND THE QUASI-STATIC APPROXIMATION; 4.7 NONLOCAL EFFECTS; 4.8 SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: Loss Compensation and Amplification of Surface Plasmon Polaritons; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 SURFACE PLASMON WAVEGUIDES; 5.3 SINGLE INTERFACE; 5.4 SYMMETRIC METAL FILMS; 5.5 METAL CLADS; 5.6 OTHER STRUCTURES; 5.7 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: Controlling Light Propagation with Interfacial Phase Discontinuities; 6.1 PHASE RESPONSE OF OPTICAL ANTENNAS; 6.2 APPLICATIONS OF PHASED OPTICAL ANTENNA ARRAYS.

9.2 WIRE MEDIUM LENS AT THE MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES9.3 MAGNIFYING AND DEMAGNIFYING LENSES WITH SUPER-RESOLUTION; 9.4 IMAGING AT THE TERAHERTZ AND INFRARED FREQUENCIES; 9.5 NANOLENSES FORMED BY NANOROD ARRAYS FOR THE VISIBLE FREQUENCY RANGE; 9.6 SUPERLENSES AND HYPERLENSES FORMED BY MULTILAYERED METAL-DIELECTRIC NANOSTRUCTURES; REFERENCES; Chapter 10: Active and Tuneable Metallic Nanoslit Lenses; 10.1 INTRODUCTION; 10.2 POLARIZATION-SELECTIVE GOLD NANOSLIT LENSES; 10.3 METALLIC NANOSLIT LENSES WITH FOCAL-INTENSITY TUNEABILITY AND FOCAL LENGTH SHIFTING.