Nano-optics with single quantum systems

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 362, Issue 1817, 2004, Pages 881-899

  Hecht, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Absorption cross section; Field enhancement; Nano optics; Quenching; Single molecules; Two level systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842420416     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2003.1352     Document Type: Review

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