A review of fluorescence near interfaces is presented. Recent work that examines the role of
photonic mode density in this process is surveyed and the underlying concepts discussed …

Erbium doped materials are of great interest in thin film integrated optoelectronic technology,
due to their Er 3+ intra-4f emission at 1.54 μm, a standard telecommunication wavelength. Er …

The scattering from metal nanoparticles near their localized plasmon resonance is a
promising way of increasing the light absorption in thin-film solar cells. Enhancements in …

Although luminescent complexes of lanthanide ions and organic ligands have been studied
intensively, relatively little attention has been paid to the natural (or 'radiative') lifetime of the …

This educational work presents a new approach towards resonant interaction between
classical light and matter. The interaction between light and matter is considered from three …

The processing, structure and properties (mechanical and functional) of directionally
solidified eutectic ceramic oxides are reviewed with particular attention to the developments …

The Purcell effect is defined as a modification of the spontaneous emission rate of a
quantum emitter at the presence of a resonant cavity. However, a change of the emission …

We fabricate and characterize a metal-dielectric nanostructure with an effective refractive
index n= 0 in the visible spectral range. Light is excited in the material at deep …

Silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) hold great promise for many future technologies. Silicon is
already at the core of photovoltaics and microelectronics, and SiQDs are capable of efficient …

The authors present a closed formulation of resonant point scatterers for classical-wave
propagation problems. A Green's-function approach is employed in which all the small …