Nano-Optics for Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions on a Molecular Scale

<p>Preface.- List of Past Institutes.- Lectures.- Real-time Optical Detection of Single Nanoparticles and Viruses using Heterodyne Interferometry; A. Mitra, L. Novotny.- Photonics Metamaterials and Transformation Optics; M. Wegener.- Plasmonic Enhancement of Light Emission and Scattering in Nanostructures; S. V. Gaponenko.- Sub-Wavelength Optical Fluorescence Microscopy for Biological Applications; P. N. Hedde, G. U. Nienhaus.- Raman Spectroscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography on a Micro-Chip;  M. Pollnau et al.- Introduction to Fluorescence Spectroscopy with Applications in Biological Systems; B. Di Bartolo.- NanoPhotonics; C. Evans, E. Mazur.- Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Nanoparticles;  A. P. Voitovich et al.- Photonic-Crystal Fiber Platform for Ultrafast Optical Science; A. Zheltikov.-Structure Property Relationships for Exciton Transfer in Conjugated Polymers; T. L. Andrews, T. M. Swager.- Coherent Control of Biomolecules and Imaging using Nanodoublers;  L. Bonacina , J. P. Wolf.- Taking Whispering Gallery Mode Biosensing to the Single Protein Limit; S. Arnold et al.- Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging at the Nanoscale for Biological and Security Applications; J. W. Bowen.- Applications of Plasmonics in Biophotonics ; A. Heisterkamp et al.- Principles and Applications of Rare Earth Ion-Doped Nanoparticles ; J. M. Collins.- Is There Segregation in of Rare Earth Ions in Garnet Optical Ceramics; G. Boulon et al.- Random Lasing in Solid State Materials ; J. Fernandez et al.- Imprint-Templated Nanocoax Array Structure; M. J. Naughton.- Short Seminars.- Metallic Nanoclusters in Layered Crystals: Spectroscopy and Computer Simulations; I. Karbovnyk et al.- Optical Antennas for Single Emitter Fluorescence Enhancement;  P. Bharadwaj, L. Novotny.- Ultrafast All-Optical Switching in TiO₂; C. Evans et al.- Coherent Manipulation of Motional States of a Single Trapped Ion; A. S. Villar.-Thermalization of an Open Quantum System via Full Diagonalization; K. Jacobs,  L. Silvestri.- The Role of Localized and Propagating Surface Plasmons in Periodically-Arrayed Nanopillars; F. J. Bezares et al.- Optical and Structural Properties of Noble Metal Island Films; M. Lončarić et al.- Localized Photonics States in Two-Dimensional Quasi-Crystalline Waveguides; G. Benedeck, A. Trabattoni.- Unified Theoretical Model of Loss Compensation and Energy Transfer for Plasmonic Nanoparticles Coated with a Shell of Active Gain Molecules; V. Pustovit et al.- Poster Presentations.- Deep UV Strategy for Discriminating Biomolecules; S. Afonina et al.- Silicon Nanowires Light Emitting Devices at Room Temperature; P. Artoni et al.- Optical and Structural Properties of Europium OxideThin Films on Si Substrates; G. Bellocchi et al.- Experimental Indication of Quantum Mechanical Effects in Surface Enhaced IR-Spectroscopy? ; J. Bochterle et al.- Spectral Dependence of the Amplification Factor in Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ; C. D’Andrea et al.- Investigation of the Metal-Superconductor Hybrid Nanostructure as an Active Medium for Laser; A. Eid et al.- TiO₂ for Nonlinear Optical Devices; C. Evans et al.- Atomic Layer Deposition of Lanthanide Oxides;  P. A. Hansen et al.- Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering from Bridged Metal Nanocones; M. J. Huttunen et al.- Femtosecond Laser Nanofabrication of Metal Structures through Multiphoton Photoreduction;  S. Y. Kang et al.- Nanostructured Thick-Film Spinel Ceramic Materials for Sensor Device Applications;  H. Klym, I. Karbovnyk.- Realization of a Two-Dimensional Isotropic Metamaterials; J. Kaschke et al.- Nanoscale Seminconductor Optical Devices;  N. Kuznetsova et al.- Optical Properties of Thermochromic VO₂ Nanoparticles; K. Laaksonen et al.- Lithium Niobate: The Silicon of Photonics!;  M. Manzo et al.- Infrared Induced White Anti-Stokes Emissions LiYbP₄O₁₂ Nanocrystals;  L. Marciniak et al.- Enhanced Light Emission from Si Nanocrystals Coupled to Plasmonic Structures; E. Massa et al.- A Spintronic Single Photon Source and Spin Manipulation in Spininjection-LEDs; A. Merz.- Polarizing Beam Splitters; J. Mueller, M. Wegener.- Point Defects Aggregation in LiF Crystals After Irradiation; A. P. Voitovich et al.- Diamond Photonic Crystal Slab with Enhanced Photoluminescence Extraction Efficiency;  L. Ondič, I. Pelant.- Spectral Markers of Erythrocytes on Solid Substrate; A. A. Paiziev, V.A. Krakhmalev.- Lanthanide Doped Nanocrystalline Alkaline Earth Fluorides: Synthesis, Structural, Morphological and Spectroscopic Investigation;  M. Pedroni et al.- Observation of Surface Plasmon in Metal-Coated Tapered Fiber Terminated by a Subwalength Aperture; V. Palm et al.- Fabrication of Single Photon Sources by Use of Pyramidal Quantum Dot Microcavities;  D. Rülke et al.- Investigation of GaN- and CuInGaSe₂- Based Heterostructures for Optoelectronics Applications; M. Z. Rzheutski et al.- Ebic Investigation of the Recombination at the Edges of GaAs Solar Cells;  A. Scacabarozzi, M. Acciarri.- Dynamical Properties of Cardiomyocytes in Three-Dimensional Polymer Scaffolds; A. Scheiwe et al.- Femtosecond Laser Doped Silicon Photovoltaic Applications; M. J. Sher et al.- Laser and Optical Properties of Green-Emitting ZnCdSe Quantum Dot Based Heterostructures; A. G. Vainilovich et al.- Stokes Parameters Measurements for Whispering Gallery Modes Microcavities Characterization; F. Vanier et al.- Photonic Crystal Fiber Synthesizer for Ultrafast Lightwaves; A. A. Voronin et al.- Single Nanoparticle Surface Enhanced Fluorescence;  L. R. Webster et al.- List of Participants.- Index.-</p>