Photonics -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Silicon Photonics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Applications -- 1.2.1 Interconnects -- 1.2.2 Sensors and Spectroscopy -- 1.3 Optical Functions -- 1.3.1 Waveguides and Routing -- 1.3.2 Wavelength Filtering -- 1.3.3 Coupling to Fiber -- 1.3.4 Electro-Optic and Opto-Electronic Conversion -- 1.3.5 Lasers -- 1.4 Silicon Photonics Technology -- 1.4.1 Passive Circuits -- 1.4.2 Modulators -- 1.4.3 Active Tuning -- 1.4.4 Photodetectors -- 1.4.5 Lasers -- 1.4.6 Photonic-Electronic Integration -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Cavity Photonics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Cavity fundamentals -- 2.3 Cavity-Based Switches -- 2.4 Emitters in Cavities -- 2.4.1 Weak Coupling: The Purcell Effect -- 2.4.2 Strong Coupling: Vacuum Rabi Oscillations -- 2.5 Nanocavity Lasers and LEDs -- 2.6 Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Metamaterials: State-of-the Art and Future Directions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Negative-Index Materials -- 3.3 Magnetic Metamaterials -- 3.4 Graded-Index Transition Metamaterials -- 3.5 Transformation Optics -- 3.6 Metasurfaces -- References -- 4 Quantum Nanoplasmonics -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Spaser and Nanoplasmonics with Gain -- 4.2.1 Introduction to Spasers and Spasing -- 4.2.2 Spaser Fundamentals -- 4.2.3 Brief Overview of Latest Progress in Spasers -- 4.2.4 Equations of Spaser -- 4.2.5 Spaser in CW Regime -- 4.2.6 Spaser as Ultrafast Quantum Nanoamplifier -- 4.2.7 Compensation of Loss by Gain and Spasing -- 4.2.8 Conditions of Loss Compensation by Gain and Spasing -- 4.3 Adiabatic Hot-Electron Nanoscopy -- 4.3.1 Introduction to Adiabatic Hot-Electron Nanoscopy -- 4.3.2 Adiabatic Concentration of Optical Energy and Hot Electrons -- 4.3.3 Adiabatic Hot-Electron Nanoscope -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Dielectric Photonic Crystals -- 5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Fundamentals -- 5.2.1 Analogies -- 5.2.2 1D PCs -- 5.2.3 2D and 3D PCs -- 5.2.4 Group Velocity Effects -- 5.3 Fabrication Methods and Materials -- 5.3.1 Microfabrication Techniques -- 5.3.2 Other Physical Techniques -- 5.3.3 Chemical Techniques -- 5.3.4 Lithography Techniques -- 5.3.5 Other Types of PCs -- 5.4 Applications -- 5.4.1 Fundamental Effects -- 5.4.2 Lasers -- 5.4.3 Sensors -- 5.4.4 Add/Drop Filters -- 5.4.5 Directional Couplers -- 5.4.6 PC Fibers -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Quantum Dots -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Infrared Detection Basics -- 6.2 Quantum Dots for Infrared Detection -- 6.2.1 Benefits of Quantum Dots for Intersubband Detectors -- 6.2.2 The Potential of QDIPs -- 6.3 Quantum Dot Growth -- 6.3.1 The Formation of Quantum Dots in the SK Growth Mode -- 6.3.2 Properties of SK Grown Dots and Their Effect on QDIP Performance -- 6.4 Device Fabrication and Measurement Procedures -- 6.5 Gallium Arsenide-Based Quantum Dot Detectors -- 6.5.1 InGaAs/InGaP QDIP -- 6.5.2 First QDIP FPA -- 6.5.3 Two Temperature Barrier Growth for Morphology Improvement -- 6.6 Indium Phosphide-Based Quantum Dot Detectors -- 6.6.1 InAs/InP QDIP -- 6.6.2 Detection Wavelength Tuning Using Quantum Dot Engineering -- 6.6.3 High Operating Temperature Quantum Dot Detector and Focal Plane Array -- 6.6.4 High Operating Temperature FPA -- 6.7 Colloidal Quantum Dots -- 6.8 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Magnetic Control of Spin in Molecular Photonics -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 A Survey of the Magneto-Electroluminescence in OLEDs -- 7.2.1 Early Organic-MEL Studies: Small Molecule (Alq3) and -Conjugated Polymer (Polyfluorene) -- 7.2.2 Isotope Effect in MEL: the Case of Poly(Dioctyloxy) Phenyl Vinylene (DOOPPV) -- 7.2.3 Isotope Effect in MEL: The Case of Alq3 -- 7.3 Organic MEL at Small Magnetic Fields -- Compass Effect.

7.4 Magnetic Field Effect on Excited State Spectroscopies in Organic Semiconductor Films -- 7.4.1 MPA of PP and TE in the MEH-PPV System -- 7.4.2 Magnetic Field Effect Spectroscopy of C60-Based Films -- 7.5 Basic Quantum Mechanical Models Based on Spin-Mixing Manipulation by Magnetic Fields -- 7.5.1 Few Spin Quantum Mechanical Approach -- 7.5.2 Triplet Mechanism: Spin-Dependent Recombination -- 7.5.3 Triplet Mechanism: Triplet-Triplet Annihilation -- 7.6 Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 8 Thin-Film Molecular Nanophotonics -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Molecular Assembling for Nanoscale Tailored Structures -- 8.2.1 Static Molecular Assembling -- 8.2.2 Dynamic Molecular Assembling -- 8.3 Molecular Layer Deposition -- 8.4 Organic Multiple Quantum dots (MQDs) -- 8.4.1 Polymer MQDs -- 8.4.2 Molecular MQDs -- 8.5 Self-Organized Lightwave Network -- 8.5.1 Concept -- 8.5.2 Theoretical Analysis -- 8.5.3 Experimental Demonstrations: Targeting Reflective/Luminescent Sites -- 8.6 Proposed Applications -- 8.6.1 Sensitized Solar Cells -- 8.6.2 Three-Dimensional Integrated Optical Interconnects within Computers -- 8.6.3 Electro-Optic (EO) Thin Films -- 8.6.4 Cancer Therapy -- 8.6.5 Molecular Circuits -- 8.7 Summary -- References -- 9 Light-Harvesting Materials for Organic Electronics -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) in Artificial Photosynthetic Systems -- 9.2.1 Covalent and Supramolecular Porphyrin-Fullerene Systems -- 9.2.2 Covalent and Supramolecular TTF-Fullerene Systems -- 9.2.3 Covalent and Supramolecular Phthalocyanine-Fullerene Systems -- 9.2.4 Covalent Cyanine-Fullerene Systems -- 9.2.5 Covalent and Supramolecular BODIPY-Fullerene Systems -- 9.3 Fullerenes for Organic Photovoltaics -- 9.4 Molecular Wires -- 9.4.1 Covalent Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Systems -- 9.4.2 Supramolecular Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Systems.

9.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 10 Recent Advances in Metal Oxide-Based Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Motivation -- 10.1.2 Description of PEC Hydrogen Generation -- 10.2 Materials for PEC Hydrogen Production -- 10.2.1 Metal Oxides for PEC Water Splitting -- 10.2.2 Composite Materials for PEC Water Splitting -- 10.2.3 Nanostructured Photoanodes -- 10.2.4 Doped Metal Oxides -- 10.3 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Optical Control of Cold Atoms and Artificial Electromagnetism -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensates -- 11.2.1 The Description of a Condensate -- 11.3 Optical Forces on Atoms -- 11.3.1 Artificial Magnetic Field and Gauge Potentials for Ultracold Atoms -- 11.3.2 Setup for Creating Abelian Gauge Potentials -- 11.3.3 Tripod Scheme for Creating Non-Abelian Gauge Potentials -- 11.3.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index -- Supplemental Images -- EULA.