Optical Near-Field Recording Science and Technology

This textbook is written for all those wishing to understand the concepts behind modern optical recording. It also paves the way towards the future science and technology beyond the optical diffraction limit. The important keyword here is "near-field optics," a regime whose promising chara...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tominaga, Junji, Nakano, Takashi (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2005, 2005
Edition:1st ed. 2005
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Summary of Optical Data Storage and the Future Trend
  • Basic Theory of Optical Near-Field and Surface Plasmon Polaritons
  • Near-Field Recording and Its Actual Methods
  • Role of Surface Plasmons in Optical Disc
  • Epilogue