CONTENTS -- Preface -- Chapter 1 : Cylindrical Vector Beams -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mathematical description of cylindrical vector beams -- 3. Graphical representation of cylindrical vector beams -- 4. Generation of cylindrical vector beams -- 4.1. Passive generation methods in free space -- 4.2. Passive generation methods using optical fiber -- 4.3. Active generation methods -- 5. Cylindrical vector beams under high NA focusing -- 6. Summary -- References -- Chapter 2 : Vector Optical Fields and their Novel Effects -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Generation of vector optical fields -- 2.1. Local linearly polarized vector fields -- 2.2. Hybridly polarized vector fields -- 3. Novel effects -- 3.1. Optical cages -- 3.2. Axial-symmetry broken vector fields -- 3.3. Young's two-slit interference -- 3.4. Optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 : Cylindrical Vector Beams for Spectroscopic Imaging of Single Molecules and Nanoparticles -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical background -- 3. Instrumentation -- 4. Fluorescence spheres to probe the quality of CVBs -- 5. Single molecules -- 5.1. Single molecules as nanoscale probes for interfaces -- 5.2. CVBs for the investigation of the Host-Guest compounds -- 5.3. Imaging of excited-state tautomerization -- 6. Single nanoparticles -- 6.1 Single SiO2 nanoparticles -- 6.2. Single silicon nanocrystals -- 6.3. Excitation isotropy of single CdSe/ZnS quantum dots -- 6.4. Optical characterization of single gold nanorods -- 7. Orientation and position determination of a single quantum emitter inside an optical microcavity -- 8. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 : Comprehensive Focal Field Engineering with Vectorial Optical Fields -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Three-dimensional focus shaping with CV beams.

3. Three-dimensional polarization control within focal volume -- 4. Spherical spot with controllable 3D polarization -- 5. Focus shaping through inverse dipole array radiation -- 5.1. High purity optical needle field -- 5.2. 3D optical tube, flattop focus and optical chain -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 : Plasmonics with Vectorial Optical Fields -- 1. Surface plasmon polaritons -- 2. Interaction of vectorial fields with plasmonic structures -- 2.1. Planar metallic thin film -- 2.2. Bull's eye structures -- 2.2.1. Plasmonic lens made of single circular slot -- 2.2.2. Plasmonic lens made of multiple concentric circular slots -- 2.2.3. Single ring plasmonic lens with circular Bragg gratings -- 2.2.4. Applications in compact radial polarizer design -- 2.3. Extraordinary optical transmission with radial polarization -- 2.3.1. Coaxial aperture -- 2.3.2. Circular nanoantenna -- 2.4. Polarization mode matching and optimal plasmonic focusing -- 2.5. Archimedes' spiral plasmonic lens -- 2.5.1. Single spiral plasmonic lens -- 2.5.2. Spiral plasmonic lens array -- 2.5.3. Hybrid spiral plasmonic lens -- 2.6. Applications in near-field optical probe designs -- 2.6.1. Metal coated conical dielectric tip -- 2.6.2. Metal tip integrated with bull's eye plasmonic lens -- 2.6.3. Composite tip integrated with spiral plasmonic lens -- 3. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 : Optical Measurement Techniques Utilizing Vectorial Optical Fields -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Manipulation techniques for vectorial optical fields -- 3. Microellipsometer with rotational symmetry -- 3.1. Microellipsometer with rotational symmetry -- 3.2. Nulling microellipsometer with rotational symmetry -- 4. Radial polarization interferometer -- 5. Rapid mueller matrix polarimetry -- 6. Atomic spin analyzer -- 7. Summary -- References.

Chapter 7 : Partially Coherent Vector Beams: From Theory to Experiment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Characterizations of partially coherent vector beams -- 3. Partially coherent vector beams with uniform state of polarization: theory -- 3.1. Partially coherent electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam -- 3.2. Tensor method for treating the paraxial propagation of partially coherent electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam -- 3.3. Statistics properties of a partially coherent electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam in a Gaussian cavity -- 3.4. Propagation of a partially coherent electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam in turbulent atmosphere -- 3.5. Coincidence fractional Fourier transform with a partially coherent electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam -- 3.6. Degree of paraxiality of a partially coherent electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam -- 4. Partially coherent vector beams with uniform state of polarization: experiment -- 4.1. Experimental generation and measurement of a partially coherent electromagnetic beam -- 4.2. Experimental coupling of a partially coherent electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model beam into a single-mode optical fiber -- 5. Partially coherent vector beams with non-uniform state of polarization: theory -- 5.1. Cylindrical vector partially coherent beam and its paraxial propagation -- 5.2. Tight focusing properties of a partially coherent azimuthally polarized beam -- 6. Partially coherent vector beams with non-uniform state of polarization: experiment -- 7. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.