Nano-Optics
Fundamentals, Experimental Methods, and Applications
- 1st Edition - July 7, 2020
- Latest edition
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Yves Grohens, Guillaume Vignaud, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Jemy James
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 3 9 2 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 3 9 3 - 9
Nano-Optics: Fundamentals, Experimental Methods, and Applications offers insights into the fundamentals and industrial applications of nanoscale light-emitting materials and their… Read more
Nano-Optics: Fundamentals, Experimental Methods, and Applications offers insights into the fundamentals and industrial applications of nanoscale light-emitting materials and their composites. This book serves as a reference, offering an overview of existing research, with a particular focus on industrial applications. Nano-optics is the branch of nanoscience and nanotechnology that deals with interaction of light with nanoscale objects. This book explores the materials, structure, manufacturing techniques, and industrial applications of nano-optics. The applications discussed include healthcare, communication, astronomy, and satellites.
- Explains the major manufacturing techniques for light-emitting nanoscale materials
- Discusses how nanoscale optical materials are being used in a range of industrial applications
- Assesses the challenges of using nano-optics in a mass-production context
Academics and R&D industry researchers in the fields of materials science and engineering
1. From nature: Optics, nanotechnology, and nano-optics
2. Nano-optics: Challenges, trends, and future
3. Nano-optics for healthcare applications
4. Laser, nanoparticles, and optics
5. Introduction to quantum plasmonic sensing
6. Nanobiophotonics and fluorescence nanoscopy in 2020
7. Nanotechnology-based fiber-optic chemical and biosensors
8. Light transport in three-dimensional photonic crystals
9. Application of two-dimensional materials in fiber laser systems
10. Carbon nanotube-based sensors and their application
11. Optical fiber coated with zinc oxide nanorods toward light sidecoupling for sensing application
12. Synthesis, characterization, and applications of opals
13. Theoretical methods, simulation and modeling in nano-optics
14. Photonic crystals-based light-trapping approach in solar cells
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- Latest edition
- Published: July 7, 2020
- Language: English
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Sabu Thomas
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of the School of Energy Materials, Founder Director of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Professor in the School of Chemical Sciences, the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaYG
Yves Grohens
Professor Yves Grohens is the Director of the LIMATB (Material Engineering) Laboratory of Université de Bretagne Sud, France. His master's and PhD degrees were from Besançon University, France. After finishing his studies, he worked as assistant professor and later professor in various reputed universities in France. He is an invited professor to many universities in different parts of the world as well. His areas of interest include physicochemical studies of polymer surfaces and interfaces, phase transitions in thin films confinement, nano and bio composites design and characterization, and biodegradation of polymers and biomaterials. He has written several book chapters, monographs, and scientific reviews and has published 130 international publications. He is the chairman and member of advisory committees of many international conferences.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, ComposiTIC laboratory, University of South Brittany, France.GV
Guillaume Vignaud
Guillaume Vignaud is Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of South Brittany, France. His research focuses on the optical properties of nanoscale thin films.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, University of South Brittany, FranceNK
Nandakumar Kalarikkal
Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal is an Associate Professor at the School of Pure and Applied Physics and Joint Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. His research activities involve applications of nanostructured materials, laser plasma, and phase transitions. He is the recipient of research fellowships and associateships from prestigious government organizations such as the Department of Science and Technology and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Government of India. He has active collaborations with national and international scientific institutions in India, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, and the United States. He has more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He also co-edited nine books of scientific interest and co-authored many book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaJJ
Jemy James
Dr Jemy James obtained his Phd from University of South Brittany, France, and is presently working at WITec GmbH, Germany. He was earlier Junior Research Fellow at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottyam, India.
Affiliations and expertise
Support Engineer, WITec GmbH, GermanyRead Nano-Optics on ScienceDirect