The aim of this thesis consists in the study and modification of complex photonic nano-structures. Nowadays, propagation of light in such materials is a rich and fascinating area of research, both for its fundamental implications and for its practical technological impact. To deeply investigate light propagation inside these structures a high spatial resolution technique is required, especially because intriguing effects often occur on length scales comparable with the diffraction-limit or involve coupling phenomena on this length scale. For this reason in this thesis a Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope represents one the most straightforward tool both to study and locally modify complex photonic nano-structures from perfect periodic to completely random ones.
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom - ORCID: 0000-0003-0664-1418
Book Title
Sub-Wavelength Probing and Modification of Complex Photonic Structures
Authors
Silvia Vignolini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
90
Publication Year
2010
Copyright Information
© 2010 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-139-7
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-137-3
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-139-7
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-686-3
Series Title
Premio Tesi di Dottorato
Series ISSN
2612-8039
Series E-ISSN
2612-8020