Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics II Novel Devices and Atom Manipulation

This volume focuses on applications of nano-electro-optics to novel devices and atom manipulation. Starting with the classical theory of the electro-magnetic near-field in the vicinity of matter, the next chapter addresses the fundamental aspects of excitonic polaritons in quantum-well waveguides and their applications to optoelectronic devices. Further topics include: the instrumentation and measurements of near-field optical microscopy and application to imaging spectroscopy of single quantum constituents, in which real-space mapping of exciton wave-functions confined in a quantum dot is demonstrated; and finally, atom manipulation by the optical near field. This atom control technique will greatly advance nanophotonics and create a new research field, atom-photonics. Taken as a whole, this overview will be a valuable resource for engineers and scientists working in the field of nano-electro-optics. Book jacket.