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Near‐field optical addressing of single molecules in coplanar geometry: a theoretical study
Author(s) -
Colas Des Francs G.,
Girard C.,
Weeber J.C.,
Dereux A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00877.x
Subject(s) - geometry , field (mathematics) , molecule , physics , materials science , molecular physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
Photonic transfer through elongated optical structures of submicrometre section microfabricated at the surface of dielectric or semiconductor samples can be enhanced by an appropriate structuring of the local refraction index. We show from computerized simulations that both the light localization and the spectroscopic properties of such structures can be used to selectively excite, in coplanar geometry, individuals molecules located in the near‐field.