Definition
“Nanostructures for Photonics” represents a collection of devices whose working principles are based on photons at the nanoscale level.
Overview
In the last decade, new disciplines emerged where the terms nano and photon happen to play a fundamental descriptive role. Their origin dates back to the ancient Greece, with nano (=νανοζ) indicating something of small dimensions, and photon (=φϖΨψρζ) indicating the light. In Physics, but also in Chemistry, Biology, Material Science, and many more fields these terms have been used for indicating the studies of extremely small objects by means of light. This new technological frontier has already produced some amazing results: LCD based mobile phones, nanoparticles for optical tagging of biological molecules and hyperthermia, or devices for single-molecule detection are just few of many examples where nanophotonics plays a crucial role. In terms of optical devices, their functionality can be divided in three general key parts: light...
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Toma, A. et al. (2016). Nanostructures for Photonics. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9780-1_235
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