Fundamentals and applications of nanophotonics

Fundamentals and Applications of Nanophotonics includes a comprehensive discussion of the field of nanophotonics, including key enabling technologies that have the potential to drive economic growth and impact numerous application domains such as ICT, the environment, healthcare, military, transport...

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Other Authors Haus, Joseph W., 1948- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Waltham, MA : Woodhead Publishing, [2016]
SeriesWoodhead Publishing series in electronic and optical materials ; no. 85.
Subjects
Nanophotonics.
Nanotechnology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781782424871
1782424873
9781782424642
1782424644
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Related titles; Fundamentals and Applications of Nanophotonics; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials; Preface; 1
  • Introduction to nanophotonics; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Materials; 1.3 Fabrication and characterization; 1.4 Devices; Further reading; 2
  • Electrodynamics for nanophotonics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Maxwell's equations; 2.2.1 Boundary conditions; 2.2.2 Constitutive relations; 2.3 Microscopic dynamical models; 2.4 Wave equations; 2.4.1 Plane-wave solutions; 2.4.2 Conservation of energy
  • 3.2 Computational methods3.2.1 Numerical shooting method; 3.2.1.1 Numerical example-finite potential well; 3.2.1.2 Numerical example-two coupled wells; 3.2.1.3 Numerical example-coupled wells with an applied electric field; 3.2.1.4 Numerical example-10-coupled wells; 3.2.2 Additional notes on the numerical shooting method; 3.3 Quantum tunneling across barriers; 3.3.1 Tunneling across a single barrier; 3.3.1.1 Numerical example-tunneling across a single barrier; 3.3.2 Numerical shooting method for tunneling problems
  • 3.6.1.1 Numerical example of InP/In0.53Ga0.47As/InP quantum well laser3.6.2 Quantum well infrared photodetectors; 3.6.3 Quantum cascade lasers; Problems; Further reading; 4
  • Materials; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Crystal structure; 4.2.1 Periodic lattices; 4.2.2 The reciprocal lattice; 4.2.2.1 Hybridization; 4.3 Metals; 4.4 Semiconductors; 4.4.1 Doping; 4.4.2 Group IV; 4.4.3 Carbon [He]2s22p2; 4.4.4 Diamond; 4.4.5 Graphene; 4.4.6 Carbon nanotubes; 4.4.7 Buckminster fullerenes; 4.4.8 Silicon [Ne]3s23p2; 4.4.9 Compound semiconductors; Problems; Appendices

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