The vivid optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles have been an object of fascination
since ancient times. The ruby red of stained glass windows arises from gold nanoparticles …

Metamaterials are typically engineered by arranging a set of small scatterers or apertures in
a regular array throughout a region of space, thus obtaining some desirable bulk …

The optical properties of metal nanoparticles have long been of interest in physical
chemistry, starting with Faraday's investigations of colloidal gold in the middle 1800s. More …

The desire to use and control photons in a manner analogous to the control of electrons in
solids has inspired great interest in such topics as the localization of light, microcavity …

This important book focuses on the synthesis and fabrication of nanostructures and
nanomaterials, but also includes properties and applications of nanostructures and …

Nanostructured surfaces with designed optical functionalities, such as metasurfaces, allow
efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light–matter interactions for a wide …

Achieving control of light-material interactions for photonic device applications at nanoscale
dimensions will require structures that guide electromagnetic energy with a lateral mode …

Directional light scattering by spherical silicon nanoparticles in the visible spectral range is
experimentally demonstrated for the first time. These unique optical properties arise …

Nanoscience provides many strategies to construct high-performance materials and
devices, including solar cells, thermoelectrics, sensors, transistors, and transparent …

The further integration of optical devices will require the fabrication of waveguides for
electromagnetic energy below the diffraction limit of light. We investigate the possibility of …