Single Molecule Projects

Single-Molecule Nanophotonics: Using metallic nanoantennas to modify how a single quantum-mechanical object interacts with light

(Reference: Moerner, Dickson, Norris: "Single-Molecule Nanophotonics in Solids," Mater. Sci. Engr. B48 (1997) 169-174.)

  • Bowtie SERS Under Electrochemical Control [ Slide]
  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering with Bowties [ Slide]
  • Using Nanoantennas for Photopolymerization of Resist [ Slide]
  • FDTD Calculations of Electromagnetic Enhancement for Bowtie Nanoantennas (Phys. Rev. B v. 72, 165409 (2005))
  • Improving the Mismatch Between Light and Nanoscale Objects with Gold Bowtie Nanoantennas - Measuring the Local Field Enhancement [ Slide]
  • Gap-Dependent Optical Coupling of Single "Bowtie" Nanoantennas Resonant in the Visible [ Slide]
  • Pumping Single Molecules with Whispering Gallery Modes of Microspheres [Abstract]