Conference on Dielectrics at Meso and Nano Scales, 2004

Held in Canterbury, UK.

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 Void 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