Light-Matter Interactions Towards the Nanoscale (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics)

Preface
Memorial
Contents
Part I Lectures
	1 Plasmonic Effects on Photonic Processes and Devices
		1.1 Introduction
		1.2 Spectral Range of Plasmonic Phenomena
		1.3 Principal Phenomena Affecting Light—Matter Interaction in Presence of Metal Nanobodies
		1.4 Absorption of Light
		1.5 Local Density of Photon States and Radiative Lifetime Modification
		1.6 Scattering
		1.7 Nonradiative Decay Rate Enhancement
		1.8 Possible Quantum Yield and Electroluminescence Enhancements
		1.9 Metal Enhanced Fluorescence
		1.10 Photovoltaics, Photochemistry, and Photodetectors
		1.11 Photostability of Pigments and Emitters
		1.12 Conclusions
		References
	2 Surface Plasmon-Mediated Decay Processes of Ions in Solids
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 Radiative Decay of an Ion into Surface Plasmon Modes
			2.2.1 Ion Near a Metallic Surface: General Considerations
			2.2.2 Einstein Coefficients for Surface Plasmon Modes
			2.2.3 Purcell Factor for Radiative Decay into Surface Plasmon Modes
		2.3 Non-radiative Ion-Ion Energy Transfer Mediated by Surface Plasmons
			2.3.1 Photon-Mediated Energy Transfer
			2.3.2 Plasmon-Mediated Energy Transfer
			2.3.3 The Plasmon-Mediated, Ion-Ion Energy Transfer Rate
			2.3.4 Distance Dependence of the Energy Transfer Rate
			2.3.5 Estimating the Energy Transfer Rate
		2.4 Conclusions
		References
	3 Workshop in Computational Nanophotonics
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 Lab I: Scattering from a Gold Nanosphere
		3.3 Lab II: Transmittance from a Plasmonic Metasurface
		3.4 Lab III: Nonlinear Efficiency of Hybrid Metasurfaces
		3.5 Nonlinear Simulations Methods
		3.6 Conclusions
		References
	4 Interaction Between a Plasmonic Nano-Resonator and a Whispering Gallery Mode Photonic Resonator Described Through Coupled Mode Theory and Experiment
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Theoretical Approach: Coupled Mode Theory (CMT)
		4.3 Experimental Assembly of WGM-nph Resonator
		4.4 Application of CMT to the Experimental Results
		4.5 Heuristic Approach for Understanding the Linewidth Broadening Arising from Forming the WGM-nph
		4.6 Conclusions
		References
	5 Time Reversal Symmetry and Topology in Electromagnetics
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Time Reversal
		5.3 Scattering Matrix Symmetry
			5.3.1 Electromagnetic Reciprocity
			5.3.2 Condensed-Matter Systems
		5.4  P·T·D  Invariant Systems
		5.5 Time Reversal Symmetry Breaking
			5.5.1 Static Magnetic Field Bias
			5.5.2 Unidirectional Plasmons in Gyrotropic Media
			5.5.3 Drift-Current Bias
		5.6 Topological Photonics
			5.6.1 Topological Classification of Electromagnetic Continua
			5.6.2 Bulk-Edge Correspondence
			5.6.3 Ill-Defined Topologies and Energy Sinks
		References
	6 All-Dielectric Nonlinear Meta-Optics
		6.1 Introduction
		6.2 Theory and Numerical Modeling
			6.2.1 Principles of Nonlinear Nano-Optics
			6.2.2 Multi-polar Modelling of Nanoscale Optics
			6.2.3 Multi-polar Numerical Modelling of the Nonlinear Response
			6.2.4 Quasi-Normal-Mode Description of Nonlinear Nano-Optics
			6.2.5 Practical Application of QNM to Nonlinear Nano-Optics
		6.3 Experimental Demonstrations
			6.3.1 SHG in Semiconductor Nanoantennas
			6.3.2 Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion in a Sub-λ Nanoantenna
			6.3.3 From Single Nanoantennas to Quadratically Nonlinear Metasurfaces
		6.4 Conclusion and Perspectives
		References
	7 Nanophotonic Circuits for Unconventional ComputingApplications
		7.1 Introduction
		7.2 Arithmetic Processing with PCM Photonic Devices
		7.3 Artificial All-Optical Neural Networks
		7.4 Conclusions
		References
	8 Terahertz Light-Matter Interactions at the Nanoscale
		8.1 Introduction
		8.2 Terahertz Technology
		8.3 Terahertz Nanoscopy
		8.4 Terahertz Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (THz-STM)
		8.5 Terahertz Sensing with Nanoslot Antennas
		8.6 Nanoscale Phenomena in Biological Systems
		8.7 Terahertz Control over Matter
		8.8 Terahertz Bioelectromagnetics
		8.9 Conclusion
		References
	9 An Alternative Starting Point for Electromagnetism
		9.1 About These Lectures
		9.2 An Alternative Form of Maxwell Equations
		9.3 The ω Operator and G as the Polarization Description
			9.3.1 From the (r,t) to the (r,ω) Domain
			9.3.2 The ω Operator
			9.3.3 The Meaning of G
			9.3.4 The Importance of Complex Fields
			9.3.5 The G Split as the Polarization Description: Generality and Invariance
		9.4 An Even Simpler Form of Maxwell Equations and the i Operator
		9.5 Summary
		9.6 Concluding Remarks
		References
	10 Absorption, Emission, and Vacuum Fluctuations
		10.1 Introduction
		10.2 Interference and Energy Conservation
		10.3 Stimulated Emission in a Fabry-Pérot Resonator
		10.4 Lorentz Oscillator Model
		10.5 Quantized Electric Fields
		10.6 Summary
		References
	11 Nd3+ Ion as a Structural Probe in Studies of Selected Oxide Host Lattices: Coupling the Low-Temperature High-Resolution Spectroscopic Techniques with Microscopy
		11.1 Introduction
		11.2 Experimental Section
			11.2.1 Sample Preparation
			11.2.2 Techniques for Analysis
		11.3 Energy Level Diagram of Nd3+ Ion in Solids
		11.4 Various Energy-Transfer Processes with Nd3+ Ions
		11.5 Nd3+ Ion in the Host as a Structural Probe
		11.6 Examples of Nd3+ Ions in Different Host Lattices
			11.6.1 Cubic Nd3+-Doped Lu2O3 and Its Two C3i and C2 Symmetry Sites
			11.6.2 Vacancied Scheelite-Type Structure Cd1-3xNd2xxMoO4 Molybdates: Double Distribution of Nd3+ Sites with D2d Point Symmetry Slightly Deformed
			11.6.3 Monoclinic/Cubic La2-xNdxMo2O9 Micro-powders: Disordered Structure and Multisite Character
			11.6.4 Cubic Nd3+-Doped Y6MoO12 – Two Aspects: Multisite Character and Detection of Nd3+-Y2O3 Phase Contamination
		11.7 Summary
		References
	12 Research of Efficient and Fast Scintillator Garnet Crystals: The Role of Ce4+ in Ce3+, Mg2+-Co-Doped Gd3Al2Ga3O12 from Spectroscopic and XANES Characterizations
		12.1 Introduction
		12.2 Strategy for Optimization of Garnet Scintillator Composition in the Defect Engineering and Band Gap Engineering
		12.3 Crystal Growth and Spectroscopic Properties of Ce3+-Doped GAGG and Ce, Mg2+-Co-Doped GAGG Single Crystals
			12.3.1 Crystal Growth
			12.3.2 Absorption Spectra
			12.3.3 Radioluminescence
			12.3.4 Scintillation Decays
			12.3.5 Gamma-Ray Response
			12.3.6 Time Resolution
		12.4 Role of Ce4+ Cations in the Scintillation Mechanism
		12.5 Evidence and Evaluation of Stable Ce4+ Ions by XANES Technique in Ce3+, Mg2+-Co-Doped GAGG
		12.6 Conclusions
		References
Part II Short Seminars
	13 Refractive Index Sensing by Phase Shift Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy
		13.1 Introduction and Experimental Method
		13.2 Results and Discussions
		13.3 Conclusion
		References
	14 Hyperpolarizability of Plasmonic Nanostructures: A Method to Quantify the SHG Emission from a Metasurface
		14.1 Calculating SHG from a Plasmonic Metasurface
		References
	15 Nonlinear Up- and Down-Conversion in AlGaAs Microdisks Integrated in a Photonic Circuit
		15.1 Introduction
		15.2 Results
		15.3 Discussion
		References
	16 Tuning of Phonons and Surface Phonon Polaritons
		References
	17 Defect-Related Optical Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles in ZnO/SiO2 Systems
		17.1 Introduction
		17.2 Results
		17.3 Conclusions
		References
	18 Integrated Slot Waveguide-Based Phase Shifter
		18.1 Introduction
		18.2 Approach
		18.3 Characterization of the Static Phase Shift
		18.4 Dynamic Response of the Phase Shifter
		References
	19 Radiation by a Finite-Length Electric Dipole in a UniaxialMedium
		References
	20 How Integrated Photonics Can Help to Understand Our Brain
		References
	21 Polarized and Diffracted Second Harmonic Generation from Semiconductor Metasurfaces
		21.1 Introduction
		21.2 Results
		21.3 Conclusion
		References
	22 Simple Multidimensional Two-Fluid Plasma Model Solver Based on PseudoSpectral Time-Domain Method
		22.1 The Two-Fluid Plasma Model
		22.2 Numerical Algorithm
		22.3 Validation of the Code
		References
	23 Volumetric, Glass-Based Luminescent Nanocomposites Produced Using the NPDD Method
		References
	24 Hybrid Optical Nanocavities for Reflective Displays
		24.1 Introduction
		24.2 Results
		24.3 Conclusions
		References
	25 Laser-Irradiated Nanostructures for Intracellular Delivery
		References
	26 Integrated Photonics for Infrared Spectroscopy
		26.1 Introduction
		26.2 Material Platform
		26.3 Fabrication and Results
		Reference
	27 Self-Organized Nanostructures Obtained by Bottom-Up Methods as Plasmonic Materials and Metamaterials for VIS and IR Applications
		References
Part III Poster Presentations
	28 Few-Femtosecond Plasmon Transients Probed with nm-Scale Sensitivity
		28.1 Introduction
		28.2 Results
		References
	29 Simulating Small Metallic Nanoparticles in FDTD: Nonlocal Correction to the Drude Model
		29.1 Nonlocal Optical Response
		References
	30 Eu3+ Exchange in High-Charge Synthetic Mica-2 for Radioactive Waste Storage Applications
		30.1 Introduction
		30.2 Experimental
		30.3 Results
		References
	31 Equivalent Circuit of the Defected Ground Structure in the Coplanar Waveguide
		31.1 Introduction
		31.2 Equivalent Model of the DGS Unit
		31.3 Conclusion
		References
	32 Erin R. Cleveland, Nicole Kotulak, Stephanie Tomasulo, Phillip P. Jenkins, Alexander Mellor, Phoebe Pearce,N. J. Ekins-Daukes, and Michael K. Yakes
		References
	33 Nanocrystalline NaYF4:Pr3+ Luminescent Thermometers Using Ground and Excited State Absorption
		References
	34 An Achiral Optical Cavity with Helicity-Preserving Modes for Enhanced Sensing of Chiral Molecules
		References
	35 Chirp Effect on CEP-Controlled Molecular Dissociation
		References
	36 Parallelizing Direct Laser Writing: Multitaskingon the Nanoscale
		References
	37 Waveguide-Coupled Disk Resonators Fabricated from Hexagonal Boron Nitride
		37.1 Introduction
		37.2 Results
		37.3 Outlook
		References
	38 Spectroscopic Properties of Vanadium Ions for Applications in Luminescent Nanothermometry
		References
	39 Metallic Bar Grating with a Bistable Response
		39.1 Introduction
		39.2 Results and Discussion
		References
	40 Electrically Driven Optical Sources Based on van der Waals Heterostructures
		References
	41 Hybrid Integrated Quantum Photonic Architecture Driven by a Quantum Dot Single-Photon Source
		41.1 Introduction
		41.2 Proposed Architecture
		References
	42 Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of GdPO4: Yb3+, Nd3+ for High Sensitivity Luminescent Nanothermometers
		References
	43 Programmable Generation of Arbitrary Light Field Distributions
		43.1 Introduction
		43.2 Experiment
		43.3 Conclusions and Outlook
		References
	44 Structure and Properties of LaB6-TiB2 Ceramic Composites Obtained by Atomization
		44.1 Introduction
		44.2 Results
		44.3 Conclusion
		References
	45 Studies of Luminescence Properties of Eu3+ Ions Doped the Silicate-Substituted Apatite and Co-doped with Strontium Ions
		45.1 Apatite Structure
		45.2 Luminescence Properties
		References
	46 Bacterial Gram-Type Differentiation Accomplished with Hollow Photonic Crystal Cavities
		46.1 Discussion
		References
	47 Full Tunability of Whispering-Gallery-Modes in Resonators Made from Liquid-Crystal Elastomers
		47.1 Introduction
		47.2 Methods
		47.3 Results
		47.4 Conclusion
		References