Localized near-field and scattered far-field for surface photonics

The scattered near-field and far-field have recently emerged as a new fundamental physics and innovative nanoprocessing technology in quantum electronics and photonic devices. An enhanced near-field generated by plasmonic particles can concentrate optical energy into a nanoscale space as a nanoplasmonic lens even with near infrared laser pumping. This plasmonic nanophotonics extends the existing optical science to a new class of photonics inclusive of surface enhanced Raman scattering, nanoprocessing of advanced electronic and photonic materials, etc. In this paper, we will present the recent efforts of our scattering photonics research, which have resulted in significant advances in the plasmonic surface photonics of near-field and far-field nano/micro photonics.