This book brings together tutorial-style expository chapters on both foundational material and current research areas in near-field optics. The starting point f

The book describes recent progress of near-field optical science and technology. The title of the book implies capabilities of optical near-field not only for i

Near-field optics studies the behaviour of light fields in the vicinity of matter, where light is structured in propagating and evanescent fields. Near-field op

Presents recent developments in theoretical and experimental research of nanophotonics Discusses properties and features of nanophotonic devices, e.g. scanning

Intrinsic features of the optical near field open a new frontier in optical science and technology by finally overcoming the diffraction limit to reach nanometr