Near‐field optical addressing of single molecules in coplanar geometry: a theoretical study
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Microscopy
- Vol. 202 (2) , 307-312
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00877.x
Abstract
Photonic transfer through elongated optical structures of submicrometre section microfabricated at the surface of dielectric or semiconductor samples can be enhanced by an appropriate structuring of the local refraction index. We show from computerized simulations that both the light localization and the spectroscopic properties of such structures can be used to selectively excite, in coplanar geometry, individuals molecules located in the near-field.Keywords
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