Nanometer resolution and coherent optical dipole coupling of two individual molecules

Science

Volumn 298, Issue 5592, 2002, Pages 385-389

  Hettich, C ^a   Schmitt, C ^a   Zitzmann, J ^a   Kuhn S ^a   Gerhardt, I ^a   Sandoghdar, V ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHTING;

DIPOLE COUPLING;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DIPOLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; MOLECULE; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037064152     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1075606     Document Type: Article

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