Off-Shell Applications in Nanophotonics

Dressed Photon Science and Technology

Motoichi Ohtsu

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9780323898492
• eBook ISBN: 9780323903684
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Off-shell science deals with the quantum field in which the dispersion relation between energy and momentum is invalid. A typical example of such the quantum field is the dressed photon (DP) that creates by the interaction among photons, electrons, and phonons in a nano-particle. This field is complementary to the on-shell quantum field (photons in a macroscopic space). Off-Shell Applications in Nanophotonics: Dressed Photon Science and Technology reviews the experimental/theoretical studies and shows the route that should be taken to establish off-shell science in the future. A variety of phenomena originate from the DP, and phenomena analogous to them have been found among physical, chemical, and biological phenomena. This indicates that off-shell quantum fields are universal and essential constituent elements of nature. By noting this, readers will be able to use off-shell science to develop new technologies. This book presents i) the reasons why the off-shell scientific theory is required, ii) the nature of the dressed photon by presenting experimental results, iii) tentative theoretical description of the dressed photon, iv) disruptive innovations (nano-optical devices, nano-fabrication technology, energy conversion technology, and silicon light-emitting diodes/lasers), and v) genuine theoretical approaches (based on spatio-temporal vortex hydrodynamics, quantum probability, quantum measurement, and micro-macro duality). It will appeal to materials scientists, engineers and physicists working in the areas of optics and photonics. - Explains the fundamental concepts behind off-shell science, and how it differs from traditional nanophotonics - Presents a range of simulation models demonstrating major off-shell models - Assesses the major challenges for researchers wanting to employ off-shell-based experimental techniques

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Author biography
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 History, current developments, and problems
• 2 Nature of the dressed photon
• 3 Nano-optical devices based on the nature of the dressed photon
• 4 Nano-fabrication technology based on the nature of the dressed photon
• 5 Optical energy conversion based on the nature of the dressed photon
• 6 Light-emitting diodes, lasers, and relevant devices based on the nature of the dressed photon
• 7 Embarking on theoretical studies for off-shell science
• Appendix A. Present status of numerical simulation techniques and their problems
• Appendix B. Supplementary explanations of the CD field
• Index