The authors of this book, all with a background in condensed matter physics, have carried out advanced researches in recent years to study the optical and magneto-optical properties of many kinds of new functional materials, including metal-based metamaterials, narrow-to-wide-bandgap semiconductors, thin films, and magnetic and magneto-optical materials by using different types of optical methods and instruments. This book describes some of the more recent progresses and developments in the study of condensed matter optics in both theoretic and experimental fields. It will help readers, especially graduate students and scientists who are studying and working in the nano-photonic field, to understand more deeply the characteristics of light waves propagated in nano-structure-based materials with potential applications in the future.

Autorentext

L. Chen, Y.-X.Zheng, H. Zhao, Fudan University, Shanghai; N. Dai, SITP, CAS Shanghai; X. Jiang, SIM, CAS Shanghai; K. Jin, IoP, CAS Beijing; H.Liu, Nanjing University.

Inhalt
1 Infrared optical properties and applications of narrow band gap semiconductors 1.1 General remarks for narrow band gap semiconductors1.2 Several typical narrow band gap semiconductors and their properties1.3 Opto-electronic processes in narrow band gap semiconductors1.4 Infrared opto-electronic devices and applications1.5 Current research and application 2 The group velocity picture and the new properties of modern optical/photonic materials2.1 Introduction of the group velocity in understanding the modern optical/photonic materials2.2 The temporal coherence change and the group velocity picture of superlenses2.3 The limit of invisibility and the dynamical study of cloak2.4 To stop and compress light at the interface of hyperbolic material2.5 The frequency-sensitive self-collimation with low group velocity2.6 Conclusion 3 Light propagation at metal-based interfaces3.1 Introduction3.2 Transmission and refraction of the light wave in the metal 3.3 Measurement of the path of the light wave propagated at the metal interface3.4 Mechanisms with application of the plasmonic light wave 3.5 Conclusion 4 Ultrafast laser induced spin dynamics in magnetoelectronic materials4.1 Introduction4.2 Time-resolved magneto-optical techniques4.3 Spin dynamics under ultrafast laser interaction4.4 Conclusions and outlook 5 Photoelectric physics in oxide heterostructures5.1 Introduction5.2 Transverse photoelectric effect5.3 Lateral photoelectric effect5.4 Summary and outlook 6 Optical magnetic resonance and strong coupling effects in metamaterials6.1 Introduction6.2 Magnetic resonance molecules 6.3 One-dimensional magnetic resonators6.4 Two-dimensional magnetic plasmon crystals6.5 Outlook