Advances in Near-Field Optics

This book brings together tutorial-style expository chapters on both foundational material and current research areas in near-field optics. The starting point for the book was the Summer School at the 16th International Conference on Near-Field Optics, Nanophotonics and Related Techniques (2022), with each Summer School short course represented by a chapter, along with an additional specially selected chapter on a complementary topic. Together, the chapters within present a modern perspective of the area of near-field optics, focusing on recent theoretical approaches, but also capturing the evolution of the field. Each chapter is written by an internationally-recognized expert and provides a tutorial on a different aspects of the theory and analytical methods for near-field optics, nanophotonics, and plasmonics. While the material will be accessible at the graduate level, it will also provide a useful reference for established researchers in near-field optics and scientists in nearby fields.

Chapter 1. Analytical Methods for (Near-Field) Optics and Plasmonics.- Chapter 2. Fundamental limits to near-field optical response.- Chapter 3. Quasinormal mode theories and applications in classical and quantum nanophotonics.- Chapter 4. Probing the optical near-field.- Chapter 5. On-chip nanoscale light sources.

Dr. Gordon is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. He is a Fellow of Optica, the Society for Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), and the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Gordon has authored and co-authored over 200 journal papers (including 15 invited contributions). He has also served as conference chair for several conferences, including SPIE NanoScience + Engineering and NFO16. Dr. Gordon is a Deputy Editor for Optics Express.