The vivid optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles have been an object of fascination
since ancient times. The ruby red of stained glass windows arises from gold nanoparticles …

Developments of optical detection and spectroscopy methods for single nano-objects are
key advances for applications and fundamental understanding of the novel properties …

Strong coupling between plasmons in metal nanoparticles and single excitons in molecules
or semiconductor nanomaterials has recently attracted considerable experimental effort for …

A fully quantum mechanical investigation using time-dependent density functional theory
reveals that the field enhancement in a coupled nanoparticle dimer can be strongly affected …

Assemblies of strongly interacting metallic nanoparticles are the basis for plasmonic
nanostructure engineering. We demonstrate that clusters of four identical spherical particles …

Heterodimers two closely adjacent metallic nanoparticles differing in size or shape
exemplify a simple nanoscale geometry that gives rise to a remarkably rich set of properties …

This consistent and systematic review of recent advances in optical antenna theory and
practice brings together leading experts in the fields of electrical engineering, nano-optics …

We report the optical second harmonic generation from individual 150 nm diameter gold
nanoparticles dispersed in gelatin. The quadratic hyperpolarizability of the particles is …

The optical response of plasmonic nanogaps is challenging to address when the separation
between the two nanoparticles forming the gap is reduced to a few nanometers or even …

We have explored the consequences of symmetry breaking on the coupled surface plasmon
resonances in individual dimers of gold nanorods using single-particle dark-field scattering …