Light Scattering from Microstructures
Subtitle: Lectures of the Summer School of Laredo, University of Cantabria, Held at Laredo, Spain, Sept.11-13, 1998 (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Contributors: Fernando Moreno (Editor); Francisco Gonzales (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 26, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9783540669371
Subjects: Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids); Optics (light); Science/Mathematics; Optics; Condensed Matter Physics; Science; Physics; General; Technology / Nanotechnology; Light; Microstructure; Optical properties; Scattering
First sentence: When electromagnetic radiation interacts with microstructures (either isolated or located on a surface) whose size is of the order of the incident wavelength, scattered radiation can be detected in all directions.
Description: With a tutorial approach, this book covers the most impor- tant aspects of the scattering of electromagnetic radiation from structures (isolated or on a substrate) whose size is comparable to the incident wavelength. Special emphasis is placed on the electromagnetic problem of microstructures lo- cated close to an interface by reviewing the most important numerical methods for calculating the scattered field. The polarization propagation and the statistics of scattered in- tensity in microstructured targets are also presented from a didactic point of view. The final part of the book is dedi- cated to the most significant applications in both basic and applied research: surface enhanced Raman scattering, monito- ring and detection of surface contamination by particles, optical communications, particle sizing and others.