Title :
Ultrafast and nanoscale optics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
The field of optics is finding myriad applications in information technology, health care, lighting, sensing and national security. This paper explores the role of nanotechnology with special focus on nanophotonics in dielectric and inhomogeneous metamaterials with applications for optical information processing in space and time, communications, and sensing.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; high-speed optical techniques; nanophotonics; optical materials; dielectric metamaterials; health care; information technology; inhomogeneous metamaterials; myriad application; nanoscale optics; nanotechnology; national security; optical information processing; ultrafast optics; Dielectrics; Information processing; Information technology; Medical services; Metamaterials; Nanophotonics; Nanotechnology; National security; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics; Information optics; metamaterials; nanophotonics; ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
