I. Mesoscopic Optics:

  • Electromagnetic wave
  • Fresnel evanescent wave & Optical tunneling
  • Diffraction & evanescent wave
II. Plasmonics:

  • Background and definition
  • Plasma resonance
  • Basic theory of Surface Plasmons (SP)
  • Excitation of SP
  • SP & Nano-Optics
III. Photonic Crystals:

  • Propagation in inhomogeneous media
  • Cristallography reminders and Bloch theorem
  • Eigenvalue equation & resolution
  • Applications
IV. Nanoantennas (NA) & Optical forces:

  • State of the art on NA
  • Properties of NA
  • Optical Forces