Title :
Photonic Crystal Enhanced Fluorescence
Author :
Ganesh, Nikhil ; Cunningham, Brian T.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
Abstract :
A new platform for fluorescence enhancement incorporating photonic crystal slabs is demonstrated. Fluorescence enhancement occurs by the effect of leaky eigenmodes that serve to enhance near-field intensities and simultaneously provide enhanced extraction.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; fluorescence; photonic crystals; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; CdSe-ZnS; fluorescence; leaky eigenmodes; near-field intensities; photonic crystal slabs; semiconductor quantum dots; Fluorescence; Gratings; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Quantum dots; Resonance; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452907
