• High-Throughput Probes for Near-Field Optics and Their Applications.- 1 High-Throughput Probes.- 2 Application to High-Density and High-Speed Optical Memory.- 3 Outlook.- References.- Modulation of an Electron Beam in Optical Near-Fields.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Review of Experiments.- 3 Basic Principle.- 4 Microgap Interaction Circuits.- 5 Theoretical Analyses of a Microslit.- 6 Experiment.- 7 Multiple-Gap Circuit.- 8 Microslit for Visible Light.- 9 Conclusion.- References.- Fluorescence Spectroscopy with Surface Plasmon Excitation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Theoretical Considerations.- 3 Experimental.- 4 Results and Discussion.- 5 Conclusions.- References.- Optical Characterization of In(Ga)As/GaAs Self-assembled Quantum Dots Using Near-Field Spectroscopy.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Relaxation Mechanism.- 3 Optical Properties of Self-assembled Quantum Dots: Far-Field Analysis.- 4 Near-Field Optical Spectroscopy.- 5 Conclusion.- References.- Quantum Theoretical Approach to Optical Near-Fields and Some Related Applications.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Projection Operator Method.- 3 Effective Operator and Effective Interaction.- 4 Electromagnetic Interaction with Matter: Minimal-Coupling and Multipole Hamiltonians.- 5 Elementary Excitation Modes and Electronic Polarization.- 6 Optical Near-Field Interaction: Yukawa Potential.- 7 Applications.- 8 Outlook.- References.

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