Controlling the quenching of single-molecule fluorescence through a plasmonic slab
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Vandenbem, Cedric; Froufe-Perez, Luis S.; Carminati, Remi
- Source
- 2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on. :1-2 May, 2008
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Fluorescence
Plasmons
Slabs
Nanobioscience
Optical control
Absorption
Inorganic materials
Spatial resolution
Magnetic materials
Nanoscale devices
(260.2510) Fluorescence
(240.6680) Surface plasmons
- Language
The fluorescence quenching of a single molecule can be controlled using a plasmonic device made of a metallic or negative-index slab and a metallic nanoparticle. The concept of dark near-field fluorescence imaging is introduced.