Photon-based Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dubowski, Jan J. (Editor), Tanev, Stoyan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: NATO Science Series, 239
• Subjects: Engineering.; Biotechnology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Nanotechnology.; Materials science.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Materials Science, general.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

Light has always played a significant role in the synthesis of materials and formation of small-scale solid structures. The invention of holographic and phase mask projection has enabled engineers to fabricate devices with characteristic features much smaller than the wavelength of the light used fo...