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Plasmonic Enhancement of Light Emission and Scattering in Nanostructures

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Nano-Optics for Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions on a Molecular Scale

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In this paper, a general consideration of nanoplasmonic enhancement of light–matter interaction is proposed in terms of incident field concentration and photon density of states concentration providing a rationale for huge enhancement factors for Raman scattering and noticeable enhancement factors for luminescence. Experimental performance of enhanced secondary emission for atomic, molecular systems, semiconductor quantum dots and inorganic microcrystals using multilayer and spatially organized metal-dielectric nanostructures is discussed in detail.

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Helpful discussions with Katrin Kneipp, Mark Stockman and Lucas Novotny on nano-antenna and local density of states issues are acknowledged.

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  1. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Nezalezhnasti Ave 68, Minsk, 220072, Belarus

    Sergei V. Gaponenko

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    Baldassare Di Bartolo

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    John Collins

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Gaponenko, S.V. (2013). Plasmonic Enhancement of Light Emission and Scattering in Nanostructures. In: Di Bartolo, B., Collins, J. (eds) Nano-Optics for Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions on a Molecular Scale. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5313-6_3

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