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
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;
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
