TY - JOUR
T1 - Light–Matter Interaction within Extreme Dimensions
T2 - From Nanomanufacturing to Applications
AU - Xu, Yun
AU - Ji, Dengxin
AU - Song, Haomin
AU - Zhang, Nan
AU - Hu, Yaowu
AU - Anthopoulos, Thomas D.
AU - Di Fabrizio, Enzo M.
AU - Xiao, Shumin
AU - Gan, Qiaoqiang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
PY - 2018/9/18
Y1 - 2018/9/18
N2 - Light–matter interaction is a key branch of photonics/optical material science. As the research emphasis in recent years has shifted from microscale toward nanoscale, light–matter interaction within extreme dimensions raises new challenges as well as opportunities. However, because of the classic diffraction limit of conventional optics, coupling and confinement of light into deep-subwavelength volume is usually very challenging, resulting in difficulties in exploring the light–matter interaction within ultrathin and ultrasmall dimensions. Based on recent advances in theoretical modeling, nanomanufacturing and experimental validation efforts, unique features have been recognized. Here, recent key progresses of light–matter interaction within extreme dimensions are summarized and future directions based on new combinations of materials, structures, nanomanufacturing, and applications are discussed, ranging from quantum plasmonics, nonlinear optics, to optical biosensing.
AB - Light–matter interaction is a key branch of photonics/optical material science. As the research emphasis in recent years has shifted from microscale toward nanoscale, light–matter interaction within extreme dimensions raises new challenges as well as opportunities. However, because of the classic diffraction limit of conventional optics, coupling and confinement of light into deep-subwavelength volume is usually very challenging, resulting in difficulties in exploring the light–matter interaction within ultrathin and ultrasmall dimensions. Based on recent advances in theoretical modeling, nanomanufacturing and experimental validation efforts, unique features have been recognized. Here, recent key progresses of light–matter interaction within extreme dimensions are summarized and future directions based on new combinations of materials, structures, nanomanufacturing, and applications are discussed, ranging from quantum plasmonics, nonlinear optics, to optical biosensing.
KW - biosensing
KW - nanofocusing
KW - nanogaps
KW - quantum plasmonics
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85051080663
U2 - 10.1002/adom.201800444
DO - 10.1002/adom.201800444
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85051080663
SN - 2195-1071
VL - 6
JO - Advanced Optical Materials
JF - Advanced Optical Materials
IS - 18
M1 - 1800444
ER -