On-chip single nanoparticle detection and sizing by mode splitting in an ultrahigh-Q microresonator

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-49

  Zhu, Jiangang ^a   Ozdemir, Sahin Kaya ^a   Xiao, Yun Feng ^a,b   Li, Lin ^a   He, Lina ^a   Chen, Da Ren ^a   Yang, Lan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IN-SITU DETECTIONS; INDIVIDUAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCALE DEVICES; PARTICLE SIZE INFORMATION; PRIORI INFORMATION; SINGLE NANOPARTICLE; SINGLE NANOPARTICLE DETECTIONS; SINGLE-SHOT MEASUREMENTS;

NANOPARTICLES; RESONATORS;

WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

EID: 73549091668     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.237     Document Type: Article

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