DocumentCode
500275
Title
Perfect reflection of light by a dipolar emitter
Author
Agio, Mario ; Mojarad, Nassiredin M. ; Zumofen, Gert ; Sandoghdar, Vahid
Author_Institution
Lab. of Phys. Chem. & optETH, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We investigate the coupling of tightly focused light to single molecules and metal nanoparticles. We find that a single emitter strongly attenuates such a light field and can even perfectly reflect a directional dipole wave.
Keywords
light reflection; molecule-photon collisions; nanoparticles; optical dispersion; optical focusing; dipolar emitter; directional dipole wave; light field attenuation; metal nanoparticles; perfect light reflection; single molecules; tightly focused light; Chemical lasers; Chemistry; Laboratories; Laser beams; Lighting; Nanoparticles; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; Resonance; Spectroscopy; (290.2200) Extinction; (300.6360) Spectroscopy, laser;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225662
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