Progress in Nano-Electro-Optics I: Basics and Theory of Near-Field Optics

This volume focuses on fundamental aspects of nano—electro—optics. Starting with fiber probes and related devices for generating and detecting the optical near—field with high efficiency and resolution, the next chapter addresses the modulation of an electron beam by optical near—fields. Further topics include: fluorescence spectroscopy, in which sample molecules are excited by the evanescent surface plasmon field close to metallic surfaces; spatially resolved near—field photoluminescence s...