Refractive index less than two: photonic nanojets yesterday, today and tomorrow [Invited]
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In this article, the authors present some of the phenomena and possible applications arising from the interaction of light with particles with a refractive index less than 2, and draw an overview of the possible applications of such materials, in connection with field enhancement and super resolution nanoscopy.Abstract:
Materials with relatively small refractive indices (n<2), such as glass, quartz, polymers, some ceramics, etc., are the basic materials in most optical components (lenses, optical fibres, etc.). In this review, we present some of the phenomena and possible applications arising from the interaction of light with particles with a refractive index less than 2. The vast majority of the physics involved can be described with the help of the exact, analytical solution of Maxwell’s equations for spherical particles (so called Mie theory). We also discuss some other particle geometries (spheroidal, cubic, etc.) and different particle configurations (isolated or interacting) and draw an overview of the possible applications of such materials, in connection with field enhancement and super resolution nanoscopy.read more
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