Analysis of Metal Nanoparticle - Quantum Emitter Composite Nanostructures

Over the past decade, plasmonics has emerged as an elixir to the ambitious demands of ultra-fast operation of truly nanoscopic devices urged by the technological revolution. When placed in nanoscale vicinity and under external illumination, multifaceted nanoparticles from the two classes metal nanoparticles (MNP) and quantum emitters (QE) form a composite nanostructure with fascinating optical signatures, proficient in simultaneously conquering those challenges. This thesis presents improved, computationally inexpensive yet powerful analytical and numerical studies of MNP-QE composite nanostructures paving the way towards the realization of pragmatic plasmonic nanodevices which hold the promise of a multitude of futuristic nanoscale optical applications.