Modern Plasmonics

Alexei Maradudin is a Research Professor of Physics at the University of California, Irvine. A condensed matter theorist, his research interests focus on phenomena occurring at surfaces and interfaces. These include studies of linear and nonlinear surface waves of various types, their propagation across rough surfaces, and their scattering by surface and subsurface defects; weak localization effects in the multiple scattering of light from, and its transmission through, randomly rough surfaces; inverse problems in rough surface scattering; and surface photonic crystals. He has published 400 articles devoted to these research areas.

1. Introduction: Plasmonics and its Building Blocks 2. The Basics of Plasmonics 3. Optical Properties of Strongly Coupled Plasmonic Nanoparticle Clusters 4. Plasmonic Optical Nanoantennas 5. Waveguiding with Surface Plasmon Polaritons 6. Alternative Plasmonic Materials 7. Surface Electromagnetic Waves on Structured Perfectly Conducting Surfaces 8. Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Complex Settings and Generalized Geometries 9. Transformation Optics of Surface Plasmon Polaritons 10. Amplification and Lasing with Surface Plasmon Polaritons 11. Nonlinear Plasmonics 12. Quantum Plasmonics 13. Flexible and Self-Assembled PLasmonics 14. Plasmonics in Imaging, Biodetection, and Nanolasers