This volume provides the most advanced and instructive information of near-field nano/atom optics and technology to graduate students. On the other hand, as it presents very new ideas and approaches, it will be useful for researchers interested in applying new technology to their research as well as those students.

Covers not only near field optical microscopy but also wider fields such as local spectroscopy, nano-scale optical processing/storage, quantum near-field optics, and atom manipulation Systematically compiled, giving the most detailed information on principles, practices, and application of nanometrically confined photons

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1. Introduction.- 1.1 Near-Field Optics and Related Technologies.- 1.2 History of Near-Field Optics and Related Technologies.- 1.3 Basic Features of an Optical Near Field.- 1.4 Building Blocks of Near-Field Optical Systems.- 1.5 Comments on the Theory of Near-Field Optics.- 1.6 Composition of This Book.- References.- 2. Principles of the Probe.- 2.1 Basic Probe.- 2.2 Functional Probe: New Contrast Mechanisms.- References.- 3. Probe Fabrication.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Selective Etching of a Silica Fiber Composed of a Core and Cladding.- 3.3 Selective Etching of a Dispersion Compensating Fiber.- 3.4 Protrusion-Type Probe.- 3.5 Hybrid Selective Etching of a Double-Cladding Fiber.- 3.6 Probe for Ultraviolet NOM Applications.- References.- 4. High-Throughput Probes.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Excitation of the HE-Plasmon Mode.- 4.3 Multiple-Tapered Probes.- References.- 5. Functional Probes.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Methods of Fixation.- 5.3 Selecting a Functional Material.- 5.4 Probe Characteristics and Applications.- 5.5 Future Directions.- References.- 6. Instrumentation of Near-Field Optical Microscopy.- 6.1 Operation Modes of NOM.- 6.2 Scanning Control Modes.- References.- 7. Basic Features of Optical Near-Field and Imaging.- 7.1 Resolution Characteristics.- 7.2 Factors Influencing Resolution.- 7.3 Polarization Dependence.- References.- 8. Imaging Biological Specimens.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Observation of Flagellar Filaments by c-Mode NOM.- 8.3 Observation of Subcellular Structures of Neurons by i-Mode NOM.- 8.4 Imaging of Microtubules by c-Mode NOM.- 8.5 Imaging of Fluorescent-Labeled Biospecimens.- 8.6 Imaging DNA Molecules by Optical Near-Field Intensity Feedback.- References.- 9. Diagnosing Semiconductor Nano-Materials and Devices.- 9.1 Fundamental Aspects of Near-Field Study of Semiconductors.- 9.2.- 9.3 Low-Temperature Single Quantum Dot Spectroscopy.- 9.4 Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Polysilane Molecules.- 9.5 Raman Spectroscopy of Semiconductors.- 9.6 Diagnostics of Al Stripes in an Integrated Circuit.- References.- 10. Toward Nano-Photonic Devices.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Use of Surface Plasmons.- 10.3 Application to High-Density Optical Memory.- References.- 11. Near-Field Optical Atom Manipulation: Toward Atom Photonics.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Cylindrical Optical Near Field for Atomic Quantum Wires.- 11.3 Atomic Quantum Wires.- 11.4 Optically Controlled Atomic Deposition.- 11.5 Near-Field Optical Atomic Funnels.- 11.6 Atomic Quantum Dots.- 11.7 Future Outlook.- References.- 12. Related Theories.- 12.1 Comparison of Theoretical Approaches.- 12.2 Semi-microscopic and Microscopic Approaches.- 12.3 Numerical Examples.- 12.4 Effective Field and Massive Virtual Photon Model.- 12.5 Future Direction.- References.