ABSTRACT
Nanoplasmonics is an amazing and fast-developing research area,
and I hope that after reading this book completely or partially,
an interested reader will find here not only an overview of the
current situation in this field but also a profound basis for his or
her own future investigations. It is quite obvious that a diversity
of developing and prospective applications of nanoplasmonics and
nano-optics determined by effects demonstrated above provides an
interest in this branch formany years ahead. I have tried tomake the
book as self-sufficient as possible from the theoretical point of view,
and I expect that many formulas can be used immediately by both
theorists and experimentalists in nanoplasmonics and related areas.
Theoretical methods and approaches presented in the book can be
also applied in further original investigations. As to experimental
aspects of nanoplasmonics, this work contains rather an overview
of fundamental experiments and applications having reputable
substantiation and interpretation. For a more detailed study of
experimental aspects, one should consider specific literature listed
in each chapter exhaustively. Moreover, due to fast development of
nanoplasmonics and nano-optics, new ideas and directions arise
persistently and cannot be represented in this book, naturally.
Nevertheless, an acquaintance with methods and approaches of this
work will be sufficient for a quick understanding of the essence of
new ideas and experiments.
