Title :
Engineering the decay rates and quantum efficiency of emitters coupled to gold nanoantennae
Author :
Agio, M. ; Kaminski, F. ; Rogobete, L. ; Kühn, S. ; Mori, G. ; Sandoghdar, V.
Author_Institution :
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, CH-8093, Switzerland
Abstract :
We study the enhancement of radiative rate and quantum efficiency of a single emitter coupled to a nanoantenna. We show that by proper choice of the parameters quenching can be to a large extent avoided.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic coupling; Finite difference methods; Fluorescence; Gold; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Resonance; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431656
