Preface. Introduction. Part I: Fundamentals of Nano-Scale Science for Photonics Applications. Nanophotonics: nanoscale optical science and technology; P.N. Prasad, et al. Three-dimensional nanostructures with electron and photon confinement. S.V. Gaponenko. Dielectric-polymer nanocomposite and thin film photonic crystals: Towards three-dimensional photonic crystals with a bandgap in the visible spectrum; C.M. Sotomayor Torres, et al. Quantum wires and quantum dots for optoelectronics: recent advances with epitaxial growth on nonplanar substrates; E. Kapon. Quantum dot lasers; H. Schweizer, et al. Part II: Low dimensional silicon for photonics. Nanostructured silicon as an active optoelectronics material; L.T. Canham. Silicon light emitters: Preparation, properties, limitations and integration with microelectronic circuitry; P.M. Fauchet, et al. Visible light emission from a new material system Si/SiO2 superlattices in optical microcavities; L. Pavesi, et al. Silicon nanostructures in Si/SiO2 superlattices for light emission applications: possibilities and limits; A.G. Nassiopoulou, et al. First principles optical properties of low dimensional silicon structure; S. Ossicini, E. Degoli. Silicon nanostructures and their interactions with erbium ions; F. Priolo, et al. Part III: Biomolecular Technologies. Nicks, nodes, and new motifs for DNA nanotechnology; N.C. Seeman, et al. Interaction of biomaterials with porous silicon; S.C. Bayliss, et al. Part IV: Molecular-Scale Engineering: polymers and carbon-based nanostructures. Polydiacetylene PTS: a molecular quantum wire with exceptional optical properties; C.G. Trevino-Palacios, et al. The electronic structure of carbon-basednanostructures: fullerenes, onions and tubes; J. Fink, et al. Carbon nanostructure: characterization by optics and resonance Raman scattering; H. Kuzmany, et al. Encapsulation of Transition Metals into Carbon Nanoclusters; S. Seraphin. Part V: New technologies for producing nano-systems. Development of coating technologies using nanoparticles; Y. Mihara. Surface atomic scale engineering by deposition of mass selected clusters: STM and helium scattering analysis; R. Schaub, et al. Visible and infrared photoluminescence from deposited germanium-oxide clusters and from Ge nanocrystals; A. Nakajima, et al. New directions in nanotechnology: Imprint techniques; H.-C. Scheer, et al. Self-assembly of nanoblocks and molecules in optical thin-film nanostructures; N.I. Kovtyukhova, et al. Part VI: Nano- and Molecular-Scale Characterization. Soft X-ray spectroscopy as a probe of the electronic structure of nanostructured solids; S. Eisebitt, W. Eberhardt. Optical spectroscopy of carrier relaxation and transport in III/V semiconductor structures; E. Goovaerts, C. van Hoof. Near-field scanning optical spectroscopy of quasi-one dimensional semiconductor nanostructures; Ch. Lienau, et al. Optical characteristics of nanostructured III-V compounds; I.M. Tiginyanu, et al. Scanning probe microscopy (STM, AFM) investigation of carbon nanotubes; L.P. Biro. Molecular spectroscopy of nanoparticles; V.Ye. Pogorelov, et al. Part VII: Novel Circuit Architecture of Nano-Optoelectronic Systems. Exploring the ultimate limits of control: Quantum networks for nonclassical information processing; G. Mahler, A. Otte. Chaos in quantum machines; I. Kim, G. Mahler. Problems and perspectives in quan