Small volume excitation and enhancement of dye fluorescence on a 2D photonic crystal surface

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 3693-3699

  Estrada, L C ^a   Martinez, O E ^a   Brunstein, M ^b   Bouchoule, S ^b   Le Gratiet, L ^b   Talneau, A ^b   Sagnes, I ^b   Monnier, P ^b   Levenson, J A ^b   Yacomotti, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

2-D PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; FLUORESCENCE ENHANCEMENT; GUIDED MODES; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; NEAR FIELD REGION; NORMAL INCIDENCE; RESONANT MODE; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77149148735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.003693     Document Type: Article

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