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Nanophotonics for Information Systems

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Information Optics and Photonics

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The field of photonics finds applications in information technology, health care, lighting, and sensing. This chapter explores the role of nanotechnology with focus on nanophotonics in dielectric and inhomogeneous metamaterials for optical communications, computing, and information and signal processing.

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Fainman, Y., Tan, D.T.H., Ikeda, K., Abashin, M. (2010). Nanophotonics for Information Systems. In: Javidi, B., Fournel, T. (eds) Information Optics and Photonics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7380-1_2

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