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Rab MA, Munga JN, Noginova N. Magnetic dipole emission in resonant metal-dielectric-metal structures. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:40682-40690. [PMID: 36298998 DOI: 10.1364/oe.472694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We explore a possibility to control magnetic dipole emission with plasmonic cavities, placing Eu3+ emitters inside profile-modulated metal-dielectric-metal structures. Significant variations in the branching ratio of the magnetic and electric dipole transitions are observed as the function of the thickness of the intermediate layer. The experimental results are confirmed with numerical simulations which account for cavity and gap plasmon resonances and predict modifications in the spontaneous emission spectrum as the function of the gap size and a strong directionality of the emission for small thicknesses of the intermediate layer. The implications of having a competition between electric and magnetic dipole relaxation channels in Eu3+ are discussed.
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Takele WM, Wackenhut F, Piatkowski L, Meixner AJ, Waluk J. Multimode Vibrational Strong Coupling of Methyl Salicylate to a Fabry–Pérot Microcavity. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:5709-5716. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c03815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Wassie Mersha Takele
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and LISA+, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and LISA+, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Materials Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and LISA+, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland
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Plasmonic nanostructures can focus light far below the diffraction limit, and the nearly thousandfold field enhancements obtained routinely enable few- and single-molecule detection. However, for processes happening on the molecular scale to be tracked with any relevant time resolution, the emission strengths need to be well beyond what current plasmonic devices provide. Here, we develop hybrid nanostructures incorporating both refractive and plasmonic optics, by creating SiO2 nanospheres fused to plasmonic nanojunctions. Drastic improvements in Raman efficiencies are consistently achieved, with (single-wavelength) emissions reaching 107 counts⋅mW-1⋅s-1 and 5 × 105 counts∙mW-1∙s-1∙molecule-1, for enhancement factors >1011 We demonstrate that such high efficiencies indeed enable tracking of single gold atoms and molecules with 17-µs time resolution, more than a thousandfold improvement over conventional high-performance plasmonic devices. Moreover, the obtained (integrated) megahertz count rates rival (even exceed) those of luminescent sources such as single-dye molecules and quantum dots, without bleaching or blinking.
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Fleischer M, Zhang D, Meixner AJ. Optically and electrically driven nanoantennas. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 11:1542-1545. [PMID: 33094087 PMCID: PMC7554664 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Monika Fleischer
- Institute for Applied Physics and Center LISA⁺, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Center LISA⁺, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Center LISA⁺, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Herrmann JF, Höppener C. Dumbbell gold nanoparticle dimer antennas with advanced optical properties. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 9:2188-2197. [PMID: 30202689 PMCID: PMC6122275 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Plasmonic nanoantennas have found broad applications in the fields of photovoltaics, electroluminescence, non-linear optics and for plasmon enhanced spectroscopy and microscopy. Of particular interest are fundamental limitations beyond the dipolar approximation limit. We introduce asymmetric gold nanoparticle antennas (AuNPs) with improved optical near-field properties based on the formation of sub-nanometer size gaps, which are suitable for studying matter with high-resolution and single molecule sensitivity. These dumbbell antennas are characterized in regard to their far-field and near-field properties and are compared to similar dimer and trimer antennas with larger gap sizes. The tailoring of the gap size down to sub-nanometer length scales is based on the integration of rigid macrocyclic cucurbituril molecules. Stable dimer antennas are formed with an improved ratio of the electromagnetic field enhancement and confinement. This ratio, taken as a measure of the performance of an antenna, can even exceed that exhibited by trimer AuNP antennas composed of comparable building blocks with larger gap sizes. Fluctuations in the far-field and near-field properties are observed, which are likely caused by distinct deviations of the gap geometry arising from the faceted structure of the applied colloidal AuNPs.
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- Janning F Herrmann
- NanoBioPhotonics Group, Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut für Photonische Technologien, Jena, Albert-Einsteinstraße 9, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Taylor AB, Zijlstra P. Single-Molecule Plasmon Sensing: Current Status and Future Prospects. ACS Sens 2017; 2:1103-1122. [PMID: 28762723 PMCID: PMC5573902 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Single-molecule detection has long relied on fluorescent labeling with high quantum-yield fluorophores. Plasmon-enhanced detection circumvents the need for labeling by allowing direct optical detection of weakly emitting and completely nonfluorescent species. This review focuses on recent advances in single molecule detection using plasmonic metal nanostructures as a sensing platform, particularly using a single particle-single molecule approach. In the past decade two mechanisms for plasmon-enhanced single-molecule detection have been demonstrated: (1) by plasmonically enhancing the emission of weakly fluorescent biomolecules, or (2) by monitoring shifts of the plasmon resonance induced by single-molecule interactions. We begin with a motivation regarding the importance of single molecule detection, and advantages plasmonic detection offers. We describe both detection mechanisms and discuss challenges and potential solutions. We finalize by highlighting the exciting possibilities in analytical chemistry and medical diagnostics.
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- Adam B. Taylor
- Molecular Biosensing for
Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Applied Physics, & Institute for
Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University
of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Biosensing for
Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Applied Physics, & Institute for
Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University
of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Kim Y, Kang B, Ahn HY, Seo J, Nam KT. Plasmon Enhanced Fluorescence Based on Porphyrin-Peptoid Hybridized Gold Nanoparticle Platform. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1700071. [PMID: 28513982 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201700071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A porphyrin-peptoid-hybridized silica-coated gold nanoparticle is developed, which is inspired by the protein-chlorophyll ensemble found in photosynthetic antenna. In the natural antenna, chlorophylls are integrated into dense assemblies that are supported by frameworks of proteins, which ensure optimal pigment arrangement for effective light harvesting. In the subject platform, porphyrins are conjugated to the peptoid helix scaffold in a structurally well-defined alignments and subsequently immobilized on the surface of nanoparticles. This prevents intermolecular aggregation among porphyrins and allows high resolution analysis of the effect of porphyrin configuration on the optical properties of the system. Interestingly, under the influence of plasmon from the gold nanoparticle core, the fluorescence of porphyrin is enhanced up to 24-fold at the wavelength where the plasmon resonance matches the porphyrin excitation wavelength. In addition, differences in porphyrin configuration result in spectral modification of their fluorescence emissions. Particularly, the peptoid bearing two porphyrins at a distance of 6 Å shows the most significant alteration in fluorescence. The platform can facilitate extensive studies on the relationship between porphyrin arrangement design and their photophysical interaction in antenna complexes.
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- Younghye Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, Republic of Korea
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Glaeske M, Kumar M, Bisswanger T, Vaitiekenas S, Soci C, Narula R, Bruno A, Setaro A. Relaxation lifetimes of plasmonically enhanced hybrid gold-carbon nanotubes systems. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 28:255202. [PMID: 28520555 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa7409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recently, we introduced a novel hybridization route for carbon nanotubes using gold nanoparticles, whose close proximity neatly enhances their radiative emission. Here we investigate the mechanisms behind the enhancement by monitoring the de-excitation dynamics of our π-hybrids through two-color pump-probe time-resolved spectroscopy. The de-excitation process reveals a fast component and a slow component. We find that the presence of gold prominently affects the fast processes, indicating a stronger influence of the gold nanoparticle on the intra-band non-radiative relaxation than on the inter-band recombination of the single-walled carbon nanotube. By evaluating the de-excitation times, we estimate the balance between near-field pumping and the faster metal-induced de-excitation contributions, proving the enhanced pumping to be the leading mechanism.
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- M Glaeske
- Department of Physics, Free University Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Konrad A, Metzger M, Kern AM, Brecht M, Meixner AJ. Revealing the radiative and non-radiative relaxation rates of the fluorescent dye Atto488 in a λ/2 Fabry-Pérot-resonator by spectral and time resolved measurements. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:14541-14547. [PMID: 27414019 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr02380k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Using a Fabry-Pérot-microresonator with controllable cavity lengths in the λ/2-regime, we show the controlled modification of the vibronic relaxation dynamics of a fluorescent dye molecule in the spectral and time domain. By altering the photonic mode density around the fluorophores we are able to shape the fluorescence spectrum and enhance specifically the probability of the radiative transitions from the electronic excited state to distinct vibronic excited states of the electronic ground state. Analysis and correlation of the spectral and time resolved measurements by a theoretical model and a global fitting procedure allows us to reveal quantitatively the spectrally distributed radiative and non-radiative relaxation dynamics of the respective dye molecule under ambient conditions at the ensemble level.
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- Alexander Konrad
- Universität Tübingen, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Lee KJ, Huang T, Nallathamby PD, Xu XHN. Wavelength dependent specific plasmon resonance coupling of single silver nanoparticles with EGFP. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:17623-17630. [PMID: 26455449 PMCID: PMC4618765 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr05234c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) possess unique plasmonic properties, enabling them to serve as sub-diffraction light sources and nano- antennae for a wide range of applications. Here we report the specific interaction of single Ag NPs with single EGFP molecules and a high dependence of their interaction upon localized-surface-plasmon-resonance (LSPR) spectra of single Ag NPs and EGFP. The LSPR spectra of single red Ag NPs show a stunning 60 nm blue-shift during their incubation with EGFP, whereas they remain unchanged during their incubation with bovine serum albumin (BSA). Interestingly, the peak wavelengths of the LSPR spectra of green and blue Ag NPs remain essentially unchanged during their incubation with either EGFP or BSA. These interesting findings suggest that plasmon-resonance-energy-transfer (PRET) from single Ag NPs to EGFP might follow a two-photon excitation mechanism to excite EGFP and the fluorescence of the excited EGFP might couple with the plasmon of single NPs leading to a blue-shift of the red NPs. These distinctive phenomena are only observed by real-time single NP spectroscopic measurements. This study offers exciting new opportunities to design new sensing and imaging tools with high specificity and sensitivity to study long-range molecular interactions and dynamic events in single live cells, and to probe the underlying molecular mechanisms of PRET.
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- Kerry J Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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Meixner AJ, Jäger R, Jäger S, Bräuer A, Scherzinger K, Fulmes J, Krockhaus SZO, Gollmer DA, Kern DP, Fleischer M. Coupling single quantum dots to plasmonic nanocones: optical properties. Faraday Discuss 2015; 184:321-37. [PMID: 26404008 DOI: 10.1039/c5fd00074b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Coupling a single quantum emitter, such as a fluorescent molecule or a quantum dot (QD), to a plasmonic nanostructure is an important issue in nano-optics and nano-spectroscopy, relevant for a wide range of applications, including tip-enhanced near-field optical microscopy, plasmon enhanced molecular sensing and spectroscopy, and nanophotonic amplifiers or nanolasers, to mention only a few. While the field enhancement of a sharp nanoantenna increasing the excitation rate of a very closely positioned single molecule or QD has been well investigated, the detailed physical mechanisms involved in the emission of a photon from such a system are, by far, less investigated. In one of our ongoing research projects, we try to address these issues by constructing and spectroscopically analysing geometrically simple hybrid heterostructures consisting of sharp gold cones with single quantum dots attached to the very tip apex. An important goal of this work is to tune the longitudinal plasmon resonance by adjusting the cones' geometry to the emission maximum of the core-shell CdSe/ZnS QDs at nominally 650 nm. Luminescence spectra of the bare cones, pure QDs and hybrid systems were distinguished successfully. In the next steps we will further investigate, experimentally and theoretically, the optical properties of the coupled systems in more detail, such as the fluorescence spectra, blinking statistics, and the current results on the fluorescence lifetimes, and compare them with uncoupled QDs to obtain a clearer picture of the radiative and non-radiative processes.
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- Alfred J Meixner
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics (LISA+), Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Fulmes J, Jäger R, Bräuer A, Schäfer C, Jäger S, Gollmer DA, Horrer A, Nadler E, Chassé T, Zhang D, Meixner AJ, Kern DP, Fleischer M. Self-aligned placement and detection of quantum dots on the tips of individual conical plasmonic nanostructures. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:14691-14696. [PMID: 26280199 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr03546e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Hybrid structures of few or single quantum dots (QDs) coupled to single optical antennas are of prime interest for nano-optical research. The photoluminescence (PL) signal from single nanoemitters, such as QDs, can be enhanced, and their emission characteristics modified, by coupling them to plasmonic nanostructures. Here, a self-aligned technique for placing nanoscale QDs with about 10 nm lateral accuracy and well-defined molecular distances to the tips of individual nanocones is reported. This way the QDs are positioned exactly in the high near-field region that can be created near the cone apex. The cones are excited in the focus of a radially polarized laser beam and the PL signal of few or single QDs on the cone tips is spectrally detected.
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- Julia Fulmes
- Institute for Applied Physics, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and Center LISA+, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Ray PC, Fan Z, Crouch RA, Sinha SS, Pramanik A. Nanoscopic optical rulers beyond the FRET distance limit: fundamentals and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 43:6370-404. [PMID: 24902784 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60476d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the last few decades, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) based spectroscopy rulers have served as a key tool for the understanding of chemical and biochemical processes, even at the single molecule level. Since the FRET process originates from dipole-dipole interactions, the length scale of a FRET ruler is limited to a maximum of 10 nm. Recently, scientists have reported a nanomaterial based long-range optical ruler, where one can overcome the FRET optical ruler distance dependence limit, and which can be very useful for monitoring biological processes that occur across a greater distance than the 10 nm scale. Advancement of nanoscopic long range optical rulers in the last ten years indicate that, in addition to their long-range capability, their brightness, long lifetime, lack of blinking, and chemical stability make nanoparticle based rulers a good choice for long range optical probes. The current review discusses the basic concepts and unique light-focusing properties of plasmonic nanoparticles which are useful in the development of long range one dimensional to three dimensional optical rulers. In addition, to provide the readers with an overview of the exciting opportunities within this field, this review discusses the applications of long range rulers for monitoring biological and chemical processes. At the end, we conclude by speculating on the role of long range optical rulers in future scientific research and discuss possible problems, outlooks and future needs in the use of optical rulers for technological applications.
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- Paresh Chandra Ray
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA.
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Effects of Irregular Bimetallic Nanostructures on the Optical Properties of Photosystem I from Thermosynechococcus elongatus. PHOTONICS 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics2030838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mihaljevic J, Hafner C, Meixner AJ. Grating enhanced apertureless near-field optical microscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 23:18401-18414. [PMID: 26191898 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.018401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We examine the possibility of optimizing the emission and the near-field signal of apertureless silver and gold tips by using an optimized non-periodic grating. In this context, we consider the emission of a single quantum emitter in close proximity to optimized tips. Additionally, we study the far-field coupling efficiency of a tightly focused beam to the near-field of the tip. The gain in performance is compared with unstructured tips and the comparison with a pure plasmonic excitation of an unstructured tip is discussed. The optimized, structured tips show a significant enhancement of the total decay rate, as a result of standing plasmonic waves between the grating and the tip apex, leading to a resonant behavior. The resonances can be explained well with a Fabry-Pérot model. Furthermore, the total decay rate of an emitter near a structured tip can also be decreased as compared to an unstructured tip, when the grating is shifted from the optimal resonant position. The proposed scheme represents an interesting novel nano-antenna, for which the resonance as well as the directivity can be controlled by the grating.
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Konrad A, Kern AM, Brecht M, Meixner AJ. Strong and Coherent Coupling of a Plasmonic Nanoparticle to a Subwavelength Fabry-Pérot Resonator. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:4423-4428. [PMID: 26061892 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A major aim in experimental nano- and quantum optics is observing and controlling the interaction between light and matter on a microscopic scale. Coupling molecules or atoms to optical microresonators is a prominent method to alter their optical properties such as luminescence spectra or lifetimes. Until today strong coupling of optical resonators to such objects has only been observed with atom-like systems in high quality resonators. We demonstrate first experiments revealing strong coupling between individual plasmonic gold nanorods (GNR) and a tunable low quality resonator by observing cavity-length-dependent nonlinear dephasing and spectral shifts indicating spectral anticrossing of the luminescent coupled system. These phenomena and experimental results can be described by a model of two coupled oscillators representing the plasmon resonance of the GNR and the optical fields of the resonator. The presented reproducible and accurately tunable resonator allows us to precisely control the optical properties of individual particles.
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- Alexander Konrad
- †Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18., 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- †Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18., 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- ‡Institute of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Technikumstrasse 13, 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland
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- †Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18., 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Konrad A, Metzger M, Kern AM, Brecht M, Meixner AJ. Controlling the dynamics of Förster resonance energy transfer inside a tunable sub-wavelength Fabry-Pérot-resonator. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:10204-10209. [PMID: 25988852 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02027a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study we examined the energy transfer dynamics of a FRET coupled pair of chromophores at the single molecule level embedded in a tunable sub-wavelength Fabry-Pérot resonator with two silver mirrors and separations in the λ/2 region. By varying the spectral mode density in the resonator via the mirror separation we altered the radiative relaxation properties of the single chromophores and thus the FRET efficiency. We were able to achieve wavelength dependent enhancement factors of up to three for the spontaneous emission rate of the chromophores while the quenching due to the metal surfaces was nearly constant. We could show by confocal spectroscopy, time correlated single photon counting and time domain rate equation modeling that the FRET rate constant is not altered by our resonator.
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- Alexander Konrad
- Universität Tübingen, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Karedla N, Enderlein J, Gregor I, Chizhik AI. Absolute Photoluminescence Quantum Yield Measurement in a Complex Nanoscopic System with Multiple Overlapping States. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:1198-1202. [PMID: 26274471 DOI: 10.1021/jz500221t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Using a metal nanocavity, we measure absolute values of the photoluminescence quantum yield in a mixture of different types of chromophores (dye molecules and semiconductor nanocrystals). We show that measurements can be performed in an attoliter volume, both in liquid and solid phases, even if both types of chromophores absorb and emit light in the same spectral range. The method is based on recording photoluminescence decay curves of the chromophore mixture as a function of the cavity length. Changing the distance between the cavity mirrors modifies the local density of states of the electromagnetic field and thus, the radiative transition rate of the enclosed emitters. By extracting individual decay components, corresponding to the different types of the emitters, we determine their quantum yield values separately and simultaneously. The nanocavity-based method opens up new perspectives for studying quantum emitters in complex photophysical systems, for instance, multichromophoric thin films, fluorescent proteins, or dyes incorporated into a lipid bilayer.
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- Narain Karedla
- III. Institute of Physics, Georg August University, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- III. Institute of Physics, Georg August University, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- III. Institute of Physics, Georg August University, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- III. Institute of Physics, Georg August University, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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