Nanophotonics: light manipulation using nanostructures

Some interesting results in nanophotonics achieved by top-level research groups over the period of 2004 -2008 are reviewed. Different ways to confine light to nanoscale regions using wire optical nanowaveguides, nanoresonators, and photonic crystals are presented. Notably, light can be confined to a volume 10 - 15 times smaller in size than the wavelength of light in vacuum. Shorthand record of the presentation at seminar.