Remote optical addressing of single nano-objects

被引：36

作者：

Brun, M ^{[1
]}

Drezet, A ^{[1
]}

Mariette, H ^{[1
]}

Chevalier, N ^{[1
]}

Woehl, JC ^{[1
]}

Huant, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Grenoble 1, Spectrometrie Phys Lab, CNRS, UMR5588, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, France

来源：

EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 2003年 / 64卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1209/epl/i2003-00275-y

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We present a scheme for remotely addressing single nano-objects by means of near-field optical microscopy that makes only use of one of the most fundamental properties of electromagnetic radiation: its polarization. A medium containing optically active nano-objects is covered with a thin metallic film presenting sub-wavelength holes. When the optical tip is positioned some distance away from a hole, surface plasmons in the metal coating are generated which, by turning the polarization plane of the excitation light, transfer the excitation towards a chosen hole and induce emission from the underlying nano-objects. The method, easily applicable to other systems, is demonstrated for single quantum dots (QDs) at low temperature. It may become a valuable tool for future optical applications in the nanoworld.

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页码：634 / 640

页数：7

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