S. V. Gaponenko is Head of the Laboratory for Nano-optics at the Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. He is also Chairman of the Association of Lasers and Optics and Vice-president of the Laser Association.

'Sergey Gaponenko has produced a breathtaking and timely book that is just perfect for graduate-level students, or for the senior person wanting to know more about the field. The book has just the right tone and covers the material with an experimental focus hitherto not seen.' Jonathan P. Dowling, Louisiana State University

• Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Electrons and Electromagnetic Waves in Nanostructures: 2. Basic properties of waves and quantum particles; 3. Wave optics versus wave mechanics I; 4. Electrons in periodic structures and quantum confinement effects; 5. Semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots); 6. Nanoplasmonics I: metal nanoparticles; 7. Light in periodic structures: photonic crystals; 8. Light in non-periodic structures; 9. Photonic circuitry; 10. Tunneling of light; 11. Nanoplasmonics II: metal-dielectric nanostructures; 12. Wave optics versus wave mechanics II; Part II. Light–Matter Interaction in Nanostructures: 13. Light–matter interaction: introductory; 14. Density of states effects on optical processes; 15. Light–matter interaction beyond perturbational approach; 16. Plasmonic enhancement of secondary radiation; References; Index.

S. V. Gaponenko is Head of the Laboratory for Nano-optics at the Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. He is also Chairman of the Association of Lasers and Optics and Vice-president of the Laser Association.

'Sergey Gaponenko has produced a breathtaking and timely book that is just perfect for graduate-level students, or for the senior person wanting to know more about the field. The book has just the right tone and covers the material with an experimental focus hitherto not seen.' Jonathan P. Dowling, Louisiana State University

• Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Electrons and Electromagnetic Waves in Nanostructures: 2. Basic properties of waves and quantum particles; 3. Wave optics versus wave mechanics I; 4. Electrons in periodic structures and quantum confinement effects; 5. Semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots); 6. Nanoplasmonics I: metal nanoparticles; 7. Light in periodic structures: photonic crystals; 8. Light in non-periodic structures; 9. Photonic circuitry; 10. Tunneling of light; 11. Nanoplasmonics II: metal-dielectric nanostructures; 12. Wave optics versus wave mechanics II; Part II. Light–Matter Interaction in Nanostructures: 13. Light–matter interaction: introductory; 14. Density of states effects on optical processes; 15. Light–matter interaction beyond perturbational approach; 16. Plasmonic enhancement of secondary radiation; References; Index.

S. V. Gaponenko is Head of the Laboratory for Nano-optics at the Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. He is also Chairman of the Association of Lasers and Optics and Vice-president of the Laser Association.

'Sergey Gaponenko has produced a breathtaking and timely book that is just perfect for graduate-level students, or for the senior person wanting to know more about the field. The book has just the right tone and covers the material with an experimental focus hitherto not seen.' Jonathan P. Dowling, Louisiana State University

• Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Electrons and Electromagnetic Waves in Nanostructures: 2. Basic properties of waves and quantum particles; 3. Wave optics versus wave mechanics I; 4. Electrons in periodic structures and quantum confinement effects; 5. Semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots); 6. Nanoplasmonics I: metal nanoparticles; 7. Light in periodic structures: photonic crystals; 8. Light in non-periodic structures; 9. Photonic circuitry; 10. Tunneling of light; 11. Nanoplasmonics II: metal-dielectric nanostructures; 12. Wave optics versus wave mechanics II; Part II. Light–Matter Interaction in Nanostructures: 13. Light–matter interaction: introductory; 14. Density of states effects on optical processes; 15. Light–matter interaction beyond perturbational approach; 16. Plasmonic enhancement of secondary radiation; References; Index.