Title :
Single molecule fluorescence decay rate fluctuations in complex media
Author :
Froufe-Pérez, L.S. ; Sáenz, J.J. ; Carminati, R.
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire d¿Energetique Moléculaire et Macroscopique, Combustion; Ecole Centrale Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 92295 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France
Abstract :
Statistics of fluorescence decay-rate of single emitters in disordered clusters of nanoparticles are theoretically analyzed. We show how fluctuations depend on the local environment of the emitter, and are sensitive to local absorption and structure.
Keywords :
Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Dielectric constant; Fluctuations; Fluorescence; Nanoparticles; Physical optics; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Stimulated emission;
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.2007.4431770
