When light interacts with metal nanostructures, it can couple to free-electron excitations near
the metal surface. The electromagnetic resonances associated with these surface plasmons …

We review recent theoretical progress in understanding physical processes of composite
effects on enhanced third-order nonlinear optical responses of various kinds of the recently …

This research explores the application of an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted approach to
enhance the selectivity of microwave sensors used for liquid mixture sensing. We utilized a …

Light scattering by small particles has a long and interesting history in physics. Nonetheless,
it continues to surprise with new insights and applications. This includes new discoveries …

Nonlinear optics is concerned with the propagation of intense beams of light through a
material system. The optical properties of the medium can be modified by the intense light …

The book discusses homogenisation principles and mixing rules for the determination of the
macroscopic dielectric and magnetic properties of different types of media. The effects of …

A review of the properties of ferroelectric materials that are relevant to microwave tunable
devices is presented: we discuss the theory of dielectric response of tunable bulk materials …

A substantial amount of work has been carried out in the area of nanocomposite materials
for optical applications. Composites are typically constructed by embedding an optically …

We critically analyze reported measured values of the third-order nonlinear optical
susceptibility χ (3) of bulk gold. Reported values of this quantity span a range of more than …

The effective dielectric function ε e for a medium of anisotropic inclusions embedded in an
isotropic host is calculated using the Maxwell Garnett approximation. For uniaxial inclusions …