Single-molecule orientations determined by direct emission pattern imaging

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1210-1215

  Lieb, M Andreas ^a   Zavislan, James M ^a   Novotny, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; LENSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; SOLID STATE LASERS;

DIPOLE ORIENTATIONS; PHASE ABERRATIONS; SINGLE MOLECULE ORIENTATION;

MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 4344629047     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.001210     Document Type: Article

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