Modern Plasmonics

Alexei Maradudin is a Research Professor of Physics at the University of California, Irvine. A condensed matter theorist, his research interests focus on phenomena occurring at surfaces and interfaces. These include studies of linear and nonlinear surface waves of various types, their propagation across rough surfaces, and their scattering by surface and subsurface defects; weak localization effects in the multiple scattering of light from, and its transmission through, randomly rough surfaces; inverse problems in rough surface scattering; and surface photonic crystals. He has published 400 articles devoted to these research areas.

• 1. Introduction: Plasmonics and its Building Blocks2. The Basics of Plasmonics3. Optical Properties of Strongly Coupled Plasmonic Nanoparticle Clusters4. Plasmonic Optical Nanoantennas5. Waveguiding with Surface Plasmon Polaritons6. Alternative Plasmonic Materials7. Surface Electromagnetic Waves on Structured Perfectly Conducting Surfaces8. Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Complex Settings and Generalized Geometries9. Transformation Optics of Surface Plasmon Polaritons10. Amplification and Lasing with Surface Plasmon Polaritons11. Nonlinear Plasmonics12. Quantum Plasmonics13. Flexible and Self-Assembled PLasmonics14. Plasmonics in Imaging, Biodetection, and Nanolasers

"... a comprehensive overview that links the most up-to-date results with the knowledge base acquired over more than a century in the understanding of electromagnetic waves localized at metal surfaces." --Optics and Photonics News, February 2015