Optical Response of Nanostructures
Subtitle: Microscopic Nonlocal Theory
By: by Kikuo Cho
Series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences -- 139; Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences -- 139
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9783642055782; 9783662051757
Subjects: Engineering; Physics; Optical materials
Description: This book gives a theoretical description of linear and nonlinear optical responses of matter with special emphasis on the microscopic and "nonlocal" nature of resonant response. The response field and induced polarization are determined self-consistently in terms of simultaneous linear or nonlinear polynomial equations. This scheme is a general one with its position between QED and macroscopic response theory, but is most appropriate for determining the dependence of optical signals on the size, shape, and internal structure of a nanostructure sample. As a highlight of the scheme, the multi-resonant enhancement of the DFWM signal is described together with its experimental verification.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Formulation of Nonlocal Response Theory; title: Some General Features of Nonlocal Response Theory; title: Applications: Linear Response; title: Applications: Nonlinear Response.