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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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 spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum dots, which will become an essential issue in future electro-optical devices and systems; and, finally, the quantum theory of the optical near-field. This latter theory accounts for all the essential features of the interaction between optical near-fields and nanomaterials, atoms and molecules. Together these overviews will be a valuable resource for engineers and scientists working in the field of nano-electro-optics.