Conference on Dielectrics at Meso and Nano Scales, 2004

1. Interaction of Light on Nano-structured Metals

2. Contents

3. Introduction

4. Sample Production

5. Sample Production

6. Surface Characterisation

7. Experimental Setup

8. Spherical Micromirrors

9. Nano Voclass Spectral Response

10. Absorption Features

11. Polarisation Dependence

12. Change in Filling Refractive Index

13. Experimental Summary

14. Theory: Ray Optics

15. Diffraction

16. Surface Plasmon Polaritons

17. Plasmonic Bandgaps

18. Localised Plasmons

19. Simulations

20. Comparisons

21. Related Projects

22. Complex Structures

23. De-Wetting

24. Field Concentration

25. Micro-Cavities

26. Conclusions