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Cover Picture: Microcavity‐Controlled Single‐Molecule Fluorescence (ChemPhysChem 10/2005)
Author(s) -
Steiner Mathias,
Schleifenbaum Frank,
Stupperich Clemens,
Virgilio Failla Antonio,
Hartschuh Achim,
Meixner Alfred Johann
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200590023
Subject(s) - fluorescence , dye laser , cover (algebra) , excited state , molecule , optics , common emitter , dipole , optoelectronics , materials science , molecular physics , chemistry , laser , analytical chemistry (journal) , atomic physics , physics , chromatography , engineering , mechanical engineering , organic chemistry
The cover picture shows a dipole emitter embedded in a microresonator with variable mirror separation that is excited by a tightly focused laser beam. Single dye molecules can be forced to emit into a narrow spectral window with an enhanced fluorescence rate (red curve). The efficiency of this process is determined by the interplay between the microresonator structure and the original fluorescence spectrum of the dye (grey curve). Details can be found in the Article by M. Steiner et al. on page 2190.