The aim of this textbook is to provide an overview of nanophotonics, a
discipline which was developed around the turn of the millennium. This
unique and rapidly evolving subject area is the result of a
collaboration between various scientific communities working on
different aspects of
light-matter interaction at the nanoscale. These include near-field
optics and super-resolution microscopy, photonic crystals, diffractive
optics, plasmonics, optoelectronics, synthesis of metallic and
semiconductor nanoparticles, two-dimensional materials, and
metamaterials.
The book is aimed at graduate students with a background in physics,
electrical engineering, material science, or chemistry, as well as
lecturers and researchers working within these fields.