Beschreibung:
This thesis focuses on a means of obtaining, for the first time, full electromagnetic imaging of photonic nanostructures. The author also develops a unique practical simulation framework which is used to confirm the results.
Introduction.- Imaging the Magnetic Near-¿eld of Plasmon Modes in Bar Antennas.- A Near-Field-Aperture Probe as an Optical Magnetic Source and Detector .- Magnetic Near-Field Imaging of Increasingly Complex Plasmonic Antennas.- Plasmon-Enhanced Sub-wavelength Laser Ablation: Plasmonic Nano-Jets.- Conclusions and Outlook.