In this handbook, we present the richness of the field of metamaterials in its widest sense, describing artificial media. Faculty of natural sciences, department of physics. Offering both a comprehensive introduction to the field and an extensive overview of the current state of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Plasmonics and sers plasmonic materials, which typically are gold or silver nanostructured materials, interact strongly with light, and are capable of concentrating electromagnetic fields into hotspot regions. Plasmonic colours can be used to colour large surfaces, can be massproduced and dynamically reconfigured, and can provide subdiffraction resolution. Many subdisciplines are involved, such as computational electrodynamics, nanofabrication, bottomup chemical selfassembly and biochemical spec. The plasmon can be considered as a quasiparticle since it arises from the quantization of plasma oscillations, just like phonons are quantizations of mechanical vibrations. It is quintessential to study the recent literature to gain an understanding in depth and breadth.
Plasmonics maier optical properties of solids mark fox shapecontrolled synthesis and surface plasmonic properties of metallic nanostructures younan xia et al. Considered a major field of photonics, plasmonics offers the potential to confine and guide light below the diffraction limit and promises a new generation of highly miniaturized photonic devices. World scientific handbook of metamaterials and plasmonics in 4 volumes stefan a maier ed. Thus, plasmons are collective a discrete number oscillations. Plasmonics is the study of the interaction of light and metal under precise circumstances. World scientific handbook of metamaterials and plasmonics. Adopting a novel approach, this book provides a unique molecular perspective on plasmonics, concisely presenting the fundamentals and applications in a way suitable for beginners entering this hot field as well as for experienced researchers and practitioners. It begins by introducing readers to the optical effects that occur at the nanoscale. Under ambient lighting, this fourthcentury roman chalice appears green, but when illuminated from the. Cneec tutorial plasmonics center on nanostructuring for efficient energy conversion is an energy frontier research center funded by the u.
He is a fellow of the institute of physics, the optical society of america, and spie. The dielectric function of the free electron gas 11 1. Part i fundamentals of plasmonics introduction 3 1. He also leads the uk epsrc research program on active plasmonics. Plasmonics is thought to embody the strongest points of both optical and electronic data transfer, allowing the fast transmission of information over very small wires. Plasmonics by stefan alexander maier, 9780387512938, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He further served as head of the experimental solid state physics group 20162018 and as director of postgraduate studies 20142018 for the department. Pdf quantum plasmonics is a rapidly growing field of research that involves the study of the quantum properties of light and its interaction with. The book is a collection of the contemporary researches and developments in the area of plasmonics technology. Surface plasmons sps are coherent delocalized electron oscillations that exist at the interface between any two materials where the real part of the dielectric function changes sign across the interface e.
It consists of 21 chapters that focus on interesting topics of modeling and computational. Considered one of the major fields of photonics of the beginning 21st century, plasmonics offers the potential to confine and guide light below the diffraction limit and promises a new generation of highly miniaturized photonic devices. Mar 21, 2012 plasmonics is an exciting new device at the nanoscale, the technology that has recentlyelectromagnetic em field of the em emerged. Offering both a comprehensive introduction to the field and an extensive overview of the current state of the art, plasmonics. Stefan maier, phd, is the codirector of the centre for plasmonics and metamaterials at imperial college london. Pdf surface plasmon polaritons at metal insulator interfaces. For these reasons, plasmonics may well serve as the missing link between the two device technologies that currently have a difficult time communicating. Just as light an optical oscillation consists of photons, the plasma oscillation consists of plasmons. Maxwells equations and electromagnetic wave propagation 5 1. Aug 25, 2008 plasmonics by stefan alexander maier, 9780387512938, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sps have lower energy than bulk or volume plasmons which quantise the longitudinal electron oscillations about positive. It is relatively straightforward to integrate those sensors into microfluidics chips, making plasmonic structures.
Plasmonics iii beijing, china plasmonics iii spie, 2018. Plasmonics is a highly interdisciplinary science that depends on the efforts of physicists, chemists, and biologists. Professor stefan maier imperial college london view universitycollege profile professor maier is the head of the nanoplasmonics group at physics department at imperial college london and lead of the imperial college team. We are excited to announce that two phd vacancies are available for application at the molecular plasmonics group in eindhoven university of technology. Fundamentals and applications introduction the study of plasmonics is a brunch of nanophonics. Instead we directly start with an ansatz for a transversemagnetic tm mode for. Brick,t, reactive plasmonics cambiasso,j, quantum plasmonics dieleman,f, quantum plasmonics. This book combines a comprehensive introduction with an extensive overview of the current state of the art. Active plasmonics and tuneable plasmonic metamaterials a. Sms main research area is plasmonics and nearfield optical microscopy, and his work has over the last 5 years attracted more than 450 citations. Plasmonics is a rapidly evolving field that connects paradigms from across various fields. Maier presents an appealing up to date description of the interaction of light with nanoparticles, from concepts to recent discoveries.
Nonlinear plasmonics is a largely unexplored territory and only a few nonlinear interactions in noble metal nanostructures have been studied so far, including secondharmonic generation shg, thirdharmonic generation thg, twophoton excited luminescence tpl, and fourwave mixing 4wm. Shalaev1, and alexandra boltasseva 1,2, 1school of electrical and computer engineering and birck nanotechnology center, purdue university, west lafayette, indiana 47907, usa 2dtu fotonik, technical university of denmark, lyngby, dk2800, denmark. Brolo confinement and enhancement of light by plasmonics allows a high density of independent subwavelength sensor elements to be constructed in micrometresized arrays. Plasmonics merges the high bandwidth offered by photonics and the nanoscale integration offered by nanoelectronics by coupling a photons energy with a freeelectron gas, creating a subwavelength, oscillating mode known as a plasmon 37. After studying physics at technische universitaet muenchen tu munich, he received a master of science in applied physics at the california institute of technology caltech in pasadena. The ability to capture and confine light in nanostructures in the form of socalled surface plasmons collective surface charge oscillations at the metaldielectric interface is important in various areas of research including electronics and sensing. Quantum plasmonics opens up a new frontier in the study of the fundamental physics of surface plasmons and the realization of quantumcontrolled devices, including singlephoton sources, transistors and ultracompact circuitry at the nanoscale. Sep 29, 2011 the london centre for nanotechnology 5th anniversary celebrations. Apply to postdoctoral fellow, senior research scientist, research scientist and more. Phd position on correlative superresolution microscopy of nanoparticles v34. It covers active plasmonics functionalities in waveguidebased systems as well as metamaterials with an emphasis on electricfield. Emiliano cortes at nanoinstitute munich, faculty of physics, ludwigmaximiliansuniversitat munchen. Home professor stefan maier imperial college london. Because plasmonic devices are capable of subwavelength confinement, plasmonics.
Fundamentals and applications av stefan alexander maier pa. Active plasmonics and tuneable plasmonic metamaterials. Plasmonics provides a unique setting for the manipulation of light via the. Apart from research, he is also very active in organizing symposia on plasmonics at international conferences mrs, emrs, and has recently taught a summer school on nanophotonics in the czech republic. Nov 22, 2016 plasmonic colours can be used to colour large surfaces, can be massproduced and dynamically reconfigured, and can provide subdiffraction resolution.
We are continuously looking for phd students and postdocs with an interest in microscopy and physics. We are developing new platforms to study the interplay between electronics. Professor stefan maier from imperial gives a talk on plasmonics. Surface plasmonbased circuits have been proposed as a means of overcoming the size limitations of photonic circuits for use in high performance data processing nano devices.
We hope you will all support plasmonics in the future and we welcome any suggestions you may have. Can anyone suggest an online resource for learning about. It studies how the electromagnetic em field can be confined over a dimension of the order or smaller than the wavelength. Plasmonics is an exciting new device at the nanoscale, the technology that has recentlyelectromagnetic em field of the em emerged. Foreword xxi it cant possibly be comprehensive, but stefan maiers addition gives an upto date introduction and a great overview of the present situation. Principles and applications, encompasses theory, technical issues, and practical applications which are of interest for diverse classes of the plasmonics. Plasmonics baltimore, march 2006 2 plasmonics 2006 springer. Welcome to the homepage of the chair in hybrid nanosystems prof. We conduct internationally leading research in nanophotonics, plasmonics, energy conversion, and plasmonic chemistry. By increasing the synergy between these technologies, plasmonics may be able to unleash the full potential of nanoscale functionality and become the next wave of chipscale technology. Professor maier is the leelucas chair in experimental physics and head of the hybrid nanosystems research group in the condensed matter physics section. It is a very good introduction to the field for graduate or undergraduate students. Considered one of the major fields of photonics of the beginning 21 st century, plasmonics offers the potential to confine and guide light below the diffraction limit and promises a new generation of highly miniaturized photonic devices.
It exploits the uniquewave displays the electron cloud due optical properties of metallicto its well coupling, which is not nanostructures to enable routingpossible in the case of bulk matter. The london centre for nanotechnology 5th anniversary celebrations. Fundamentals and applications by stefan alexander maier. Oct 29, 2010 the book plasmonics, fundamentals and application by s. Plasmonics probably the first historic report of plasmonic phenomena and arguably one of the most beautiful is the lycurgus cup british museum, london, uk. Maier, experimental solid state group, department of physics, imperial. Stefan maier built a structure consisting of linear. Scientific highlights plasmonics, professor stefan maier. The book plasmonics, fundamentals and application by s. Plasmonics fundamentals and applications the university of. Fundamentals and applications stefan alexander maier. The dispersion of the free electron gas and volume plasmons 15 1.
In physics, a plasmon is a quantum of plasma oscillation. It is thought that these materials could be used to create photovoltaic or photocatalytic devices, but it is not well understood. In 2003, he obtained a phd in applied physics at the same institute for work on metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides. Buy active plasmonics and tuneable plasmonic metamaterials a wileyscience wise copublication by zayats, anatoly v. He was the recipient of the 2010 sackler prize in the physical sciences and the. Metamaterials represent a new emerging innovative field of research which has shown rapid acceleration over the last couple of years. In addition to the positions advertised on the site, there is of course always the option to arrange short or longerterm visits of our group, or to apply for grants on an. Plasmonic materials, which typically are gold or silver nanostructured materials, interact strongly with light, and are capable of concentrating electromagnetic fields into hotspot regions.
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