Enhancing single-molecule photostability by optical feedback from quantum jump detection

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Jacques, V ^a   Murray, J D ^a   Marquier, F ^b,c   Chauvat, D ^a   Grosshans, F ^a   Treussart, F ^a   Roch, J F ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHOTONIQUE QUANTIQUE ET MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE EM2C   (France)

^c UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); LASER EXCITATION; MOLECULES; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTOEXCITATION;

EXCITATION LASERS; MOLECULE LEVELS; OPTICAL TECHNIQUES; PHOTO STABILITIES; QUANTUM JUMP DETECTIONS; QUANTUM JUMPS; SWITCHING OFFS; TRIPLET STATES;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 56849096283     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3013843     Document Type: Article

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