Efficient generation of near infra-red single photons from the zero-phonon line of a single molecule

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 23986-23991

  Trebbia, J B ^a   Ruf, H ^a   Tamarat, Ph ^a   Lounis, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPYING; MOLECULES; PHOTONS; SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

DEPHASING; HIGH COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; HIGH REPETITION RATE; INFRA RED; LIQUID HELIUM TEMPERATURE; NEAR INFRARED; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; SINGLE MOLECULE; SINGLE PHOTONS; SOLID IMMERSION LENS; TRANSITION DIPOLE; ZERO-PHONON LINE;

PHONONS;

ARTICLE; ILLUMINATION; INFRARED RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PHOTON;

INFRARED RAYS; LIGHTING; MICROSCOPY; PHOTONS;

EID: 73949120826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.023986     Document Type: Article

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