A single-molecule optical transistor

Nature

Volumn 460, Issue 7251, 2009, Pages 76-80

  Hwang, J ^a   Pototschnig, M ^a   Lettow, R ^a   Zumofen, G ^a   Renn, A ^a   Gotzinger S ^a   Sandoghdar, V ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE;

COMPUTER SYSTEM; LASER; LIGHT INTENSITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; OPTICAL METHOD; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; ATOM; ENERGY; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; LIGHT; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPTICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 67650151579     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08134     Document Type: Article

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