Near-field coupling of a single fluorescent molecule and a spherical gold nanoparticle

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 12806-12817

  Hartung T ^a   Reichenbach, P ^a   Eng, L M ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FLUORESCENCE; GOLD; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; WAVELENGTH;

EMISSION QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; NEAR-FIELD COUPLING; SINGLE FLUORESCENT MOLECULE; SPHERICAL GOLD NANOPARTICLE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 35148869492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.012806     Document Type: Article

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