Fluorescence lifetime of a molecule near a corrugated interface: Application to near-field microscopy

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 896-908

  Parent, Gilles ^a   van Labeke, Daniel ^a   Barchiesi, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

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EID: 0000575052     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.000896     Document Type: Article

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