Organic Nanophotonics

Photonics concerns the generation, transport, processing and detection of light. It underlies a large amount of industrial activity, mainly devoted to information technology, telecommunications, environmental monitoring, biomedical science and instrumentation.

The field has received a powerful impetus recently with the introduction of nanoscale concepts. Moreover, organic materials now appear as key components in photonic devices such as light-emitting diodes, integrated lasers, or photovoltaic cells. Organic molecular systems offer unique opportunities in nanophotonics since both top-down and bottom-up strategies can be pursued towards the nanoscale.

This book gathers the proceedings of the NATO advanced research workshop on "Organic Nanophotonics", held in Aix-en-Provence, France, August 25-29, 2002. It constitutes a snapshot of the state of the art in the novel, emerging research area of nanophotonics based on organic molecules and materials.

From the reviews:

"This book contains the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Researched Workshop on Organic Photonics a ] . the copious reference lists that are attached to most of the papers are very helpful. The book is particularly recommended for people who may not be familiar with organic chemistry or biochemistry, such as physicists and photonic device engineers. It would not be an exaggeration to refer to the book as a science museum in itself, exhibiting what is happening today in organic nanophotonics." (Hiroshi Mataki, Optics & Photonics News, Vol. 16 (6), 2005)