Starting with fiber probes and related devices for generating and detecting the optical near-field with high efficiency and resolution, the next chapter addresses the modulation of an electron beam by optical near-fields.

High-Throughput Probes for Near-Field Optics and Their Applications.- 1 High-Throughput Probes.- 2 Application to High-Density and High-Speed Optical Memory.- 3 Outlook.- References.- Modulation of an Electron Beam in Optical Near-Fields.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Review of Experiments.- 3 Basic Principle.- 4 Microgap Interaction Circuits.- 5 Theoretical Analyses of a Microslit.- 6 Experiment.- 7 Multiple-Gap Circuit.- 8 Microslit for Visible Light.- 9 Conclusion.- References.- Fluorescence Spectroscopy with Surface Plasmon Excitation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Theoretical Considerations.- 3 Experimental.- 4 Results and Discussion.- 5 Conclusions.- References.- Optical Characterization of In(Ga)As/GaAs Self-assembled Quantum Dots Using Near-Field Spectroscopy.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Relaxation Mechanism.- 3 Optical Properties of Self-assembled Quantum Dots: Far-Field Analysis.- 4 Near-Field Optical Spectroscopy.- 5 Conclusion.- References.- Quantum Theoretical Approach to Optical Near-Fields and Some Related Applications.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Projection Operator Method.- 3 Effective Operator and Effective Interaction.- 4 Electromagnetic Interaction with Matter: Minimal-Coupling and Multipole Hamiltonians.- 5 Elementary Excitation Modes and Electronic Polarization.- 6 Optical Near-Field Interaction: Yukawa Potential.- 7 Applications.- 8 Outlook.- References.

This volume focuses on fundamental aspects of nano-electro-optics. Starting with fiber probes and related devices for generating and detecting the optical near-field with high efficiency and resolution, the next chapter addresses the modulation of an electron beam by optical near-fields. Further topics include: fluorescence spectroscopy, in which sample molecules are excited by the evanescent surface plasmon field close to metallic surfaces; spatially resolved near-field photoluminescence spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum dots, which will become an essential issue in future electro-optical devices and systems; and, finally, the quantum theory of the optical near-field. This latter theory accounts for all the essential features of the interaction between optical near-fields and nanomaterials, atoms and molecules. Together these overviews will be a valuable resource for engineers and scientists working in the field of nano-electro-optics.

An up-to-date status report presenting the current state-of-the-art in nano-optics Deals with near-field optical microscopy Useful to all reseachers working at the forefront of near-field optics and nanoelectro-optics Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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