In this thesis, I first focus on the study of the optical properties of three kinds of amorphous germanium (Ge) nanostructures: Ge ultra-thin films, Ge-SiO2 …
Over the past few decades, remarkable progress has been made in the development of analytical biosensors for use in medical diagnostics. This dissertation focuses on …
Plasmonics, a sub-field of nanophotonics, is a rich and growing field that studies the interaction between light and electron plasmas. One of the most important …
Surface plasmon polaritons are hybrid electron-photon modes confined at a metal/dielectric interface. The combination of highly localized electronic waves and propagating optical waves gives the …