Near-Field Nano-Optics: From Basic Principles to Nano-Fabrication and Nano-Photonics

by Motoichi Ohtsu, Hirokazu Hori

The book describes recent progress of near-field optical science and technology. The title of the book implies capabilities of optical near-field not only for imaging/microscopy but also for fabrication/manipulation/processing in nanometric scale. The authors introduce the differences between near-field optics and far-field optics from both an experimental and theoretical perspective. The book touches on a wide range of topics in near-field optics, and can be used both by the novice and experienced researcher already familiar with the subject, to connect the experimental with the theoretical aspects of near-field optics.

206 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 1999