CONTENTS -- 1. Introduction -- Bibliography -- 2. Non-local Dispersion of Heterogeneous Dielectrics -- 2.1. Giant Heterogeneity-Induced Dispersion of Gradient Photonic Barriers -- 2.2. Reflectance and Transmittance of Subwavelength Gradient Photonic Barriers: Generalized Fresnel Formulae -- 2.3. Non-Fresnel Reflectance of Unharmonic Periodic Gradient Structures -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 2 -- Bibliography -- 3. Gradient Photonic Barriers: Generalizations of the Fundamental Model -- 3.1. Effects of the Steepness of the Refractive Index Profile near the Barrier Boundaries on Reflectance Spectra -- 3.2. Asymmetric Photonic Barriers -- 3.3. Inverse Functions and Parametric Presentations - New Ways to Model the Photonic Barriers -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 3 -- Bibliography -- 4. Resonant Tunneling of Light Through Gradient Dielectric Nanobarriers -- 4.1. Transparency Windows for Evanescent Modes: Amplitude - Phase Spectra of Transmitted Waves -- 4.2. Energy Transfer in Gradient Media by Evanescent Waves -- 4.3. Weakly Attenuated Tunneling of Radiation Through a Subwavelength Slit, Confined by Curvilinear Surfaces -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 4 -- Bibliography -- 5. Interaction of Electromagnetic Waves with Continuously Structured Dielectrics -- 5.1. Reflectance/Transmittance Spectra of Lossy Gradient Nanostructures -- 5.2. Interplay of Natural and Artificial Dispersion in Gradient Coatings -- 5.3. EM Radiation in Gradient Superlattices -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 5 -- Bibliography -- 6. Polarization Phenomena in Gradient Nanophotonics -- 6.1. Wideangle Broadband Antireflection Coatings -- 6.2. Polarization-Dependent Tunneling of Light in Gradient Optics -- 6.3. Reflectionless Tunneling and Goos-Hanchen Effect in Gradient Metamaterials -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 6 -- Bibliography.

7. Gradient Optics of Guided and Surface Electromagnetic Waves -- 7.1. Narrow-Banded Spectra of S-polarized Guided Electromagnetic Waves on the Surface of a Gradient Medium: Heterogeneity-Induced Dispersion -- 7.1.1. 0 c -- 7.2. Surface Electromagnetic Waves on a Curvilinear Interface: Geometrical Dispersion -- 7.3. Surface Electromagnetic Waves on Rough Surfaces: Roughness-Induced Dispersion -- 7.3.1. Periodically corrugated surfaces -- 7.3.2. A randomly rough surface -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 7 -- Bibliography -- 8. Non-local Acoustic Dispersion of Gradient Solid Layers -- 8.1. Gradient Acoustic Barrier with Variable Density: Reflectance/Transmittance Spectra of Longitudinal Sound Waves -- 8.2. Heterogeneous Elastic Layers: "Auxiliary Barrier" Method -- 8.3. Double Acoustic Barriers: Combined Effects of Gradient Elasticity and Density -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 8 -- Bibliography -- 9. Shear Acoustic Waves in Gradient Elastic Solids -- 9.1. Strings with Variable Density -- 9.2. Torsional Oscillations of a Graded Elastic Rod -- 9.3. Tunneling of Acoustic Waves Through a Gradient Solid Layer -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 9 -- Bibliography -- 10. Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Waves on Graded Index Media -- 10.1. Surface Acoustic Waves on the Surface of a Gradient Elastic Medium -- 10.2. Surface Acoustic Waves on Curved Surfaces -- 10.2.1. Surface acoustic waves on a cylindrical surface -- 10.2.2. A variable radius of curvature -- 10.3. Surface Acoustic Waves on Rough Surfaces -- 10.3.1. A periodic surface -- 10.3.2. A randomly rough surface -- Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 10 -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Fabrication of Graded-Index Films -- A.1. Co-Evaporation -- A.2. Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition -- A.3. Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD).

A.4. Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) -- A.5. Graded Porosity -- A.6. Ion-Assisted Deposition (IAD) -- A.7. Sputtering -- Comments and Conclusions to the Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.