Light-Matter Interaction: Physics and Engineering at the Nanoscale - Hardcover

Weiner, John; Nunes, Frederico

9780198567653: Light-Matter Interaction: Physics and Engineering at the Nanoscale

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198567650 ISBN 13: 9780198567653

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013

This book draws together the essential elements of classical electrodynamics, surface wave physics, plasmonic materials, and circuit theory of electrical engineering to provide insight into the essential physics of nanoscale light-matter interaction and to provide design methodology for practical nanoscale plasmonic devices. A chapter on classical and quantal radiation also highlights the similarities (and differences) between the classical fields of Maxwell's equations and the wave functions of Schrodinger's equation. The aim of this chapter is to provide a semiclassical picture of atomic absorption and emission of radiation, lending credence and physical plausibility to the "rules" of standard wave-mechanical calculations.

The structure of the book is designed around five principal chapters, but many of the chapters have extensive "complements" that either treat important digressions from the main body or penetrate deeper into some fundamental issue. Furthermore, at the end of the book are several appendices to provide readers with a convenient reference for frequently-occurring special functions and explanations of the analytical tools, such as vector calculus and phasors, needed to express important results in electromagnetics and waveguide theory.

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About the Author:

John Weiner, Visiting Professor, University of Sao Paulo
Frederico Nunes, Professor, Federal University of Pernambuco

Review:

"The book by Weiner and Nunes hits the sweet spot in the application of electromagnetic theory to problems on interest in nanoscience. The standard elements of the theory are nicely covered, but unique elements of the book are the "Complements" wherein extensions of electromagnetic theory to
nanoscience problems are presented, including the connection polarization and polarizability, of real antennas to oscillating dipoles, and of electromagnetic modes to Einstein coefficients. The book also includes extensive discussions of surface waves, especially plasmon waves, of waveguides, and of
the semiclassical theory of radiation interacting with atoms. The authors are well known experts in the field, so the book reflects a careful choice of topics relevant for modern nanoscience research. I congratulate the authors on a job well done."

--George C. Schatz, Northwestern University

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