Biosensors have been designed and developed for detecting biomarkers, biomolecules,
proteins, enzymes, organisms, and various types of bacterial and viral diseases since the …

Nanostructured materials offer the possibility to tailor light–matter interaction at scales below
the wavelength. Metallic nanostructures benefit from the excitation of surface plasmons that …

Local electromagnetic field fluctuations and related enhancement of nonlinear phenomena
in metal-dielectric composites near the percolation threshold (percolation composites) have …

Theoretical and semiempirical studies of two-dimensional (2D) metal nanoparticle arrays
under periodic boundary conditions yield quantitative estimates of their electromagnetic …

Pure noble metals are typically considered to be the materials of choice for a near-field
superlens that allows subwavelength resolution by recovering both propagating and …

We measure the statistical distribution of the local density of optical states (LDOS) on
disordered semicontinuous metal films. We show that LDOS fluctuations exhibit a maximum …

The concept of cross density of states characterizes the intrinsic spatial coherence of
complex photonic or plasmonic systems, independently of the illumination conditions. Using …

Thin-film silicon solar cells need efficient light absorption to achieve high efficiencies. The
standard light trap** approach consists of a randomly textured transparent substrate and a …

Many consumer technologies rely on photodetection of infrared light, such as lidar, low
visibility imaging, proximity sensors/range finders, etc. However, silicon, the standard …

Near-field intensity statistics in semicontinuous silver films over a wide range of surface
coverage are investigated using near-field scanning optical microscopy. The variance of …