EAN: 9783319095240

SPRINGERBRIEFS IN PHYSICS COLLECTIVE PLASMON-...

This book represents the first detailed description  including both theoretical aspects and
experimental methods  of the interaction of rare-earth ions with surface plasmon polariton from
the point of view of collective plasmon-photon interactions via resonance modes (metal
nanoparticles or nanostructure arrays) with quantum emitters (rare-earth ions). These
interactions are of particular interest for applications to optical telecommunications  optical
displays  and laser solid state technologies. Thus  our main goal is to give a more precise
overview of the rapidly emerging field of nanophotonics by means of the study of the quantum
properties of light interaction with matter at the nanoscale. In this way  collective
plasmon-modes in a gain medium result from the interaction coupling between a quantum emitter
(created by rare-earth ions) with a metallic surface  inducing different effects such as the
polarization of the metal electrons (so-called surface plasmon polariton - SPP)  a field
enhancement sustained by resonance coupling  or transfer of energy due to non-resonant coupling
between the metallic nanostructure and the optically active surrounding medium. These effects
counteract the absorption losses in the metal to enhance luminescence properties or even to
control the polarization and phase of quantum emitters. The engineering of plasmons SPP in gain
media constitutes a new field in nanophotonics science with a tremendous technological
potential in integrated optics photonics at the nanoscale based on the control of quantum
effects. This book will be an essential tool for scientists  engineers  and graduate and
undergraduate students interested not only in a new frontier of fundamental physics  but also
in the realization of nanophotonic devices for optical telecommunication.

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