From optical magnetic resonance to dielectric nanophotonics (A review)

The current state of research in the field of dielectric nanophotonics has been reviewed. “Dielectric nanophotonics” is considered to mean the field of science that studies the interaction of light with nanostructures composed of dielectric nanoparticles with a high value of the refractive index (high-index). These nanostructures allow to control not only the electric but also the magnetic component of light at the nanoscale. Optical properties of high-index dielectric nanoparticles are described; studies devoted to the development of dielectric nanophotonics devices, such as dielectric discrete waveguides, dielectric nanoantennas, and oligomers have been reviewed, and various methods of their preparation have been discussed.