Title :
Surface plasmon enhanced rare earth fluorescence for increased imaging efficiency
Author :
Vella, Jarrett H. ; Vasilyev, Vladimir ; Goldsmith, John ; Limberopoulos, Nicholaos I. ; Derov, John S.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
Ions of rare earth metals are widely known for their versatile ultraviolet, visible, near infrared and middle infrared fluorescence; they can be excited by wavelengths ranging from the ultraviolet to near infrared. The preparation and optimization of infrared fluorescent ceramics will be discussed, as well as their thin film incorporation into plasmonic systems for fluorescent imaging with enhanced efficiency.
Keywords :
fluorescence; optimisation; plasmonics; surface plasmons; thin films; fluorescent imaging efficiency; infrared fluorescent ceramics; middle-infrared fluorescence; near-infrared fluorescence; optimization; plasmonic systems; rare earth metal ions; surface plasmon enhanced rare earth fluorescence; thin film; ultraviolet fluorescence; visible fluorescence; Films; Fluorescence; Glass; Gold; Imaging; Nanoparticles; Plasmons; dysprosium; enhancement; fluorescence; imaging; plasmon; praseodymium; rare earth; tantalate; terbium; thulium;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2014 - IEEE National
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4690-7
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.2014.7045776
