A single molecule as a probe of optical intensity distribution

Michaelis, J.; Hettich, C.; Zayats, V.; Eiermann, B.; Mlynek, Jürgen; Sandoghdar, Vahid

doi:10.1364/OL.24.000581

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A single molecule as a probe of optical intensity distribution

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Michaelis, J., Hettich, C., Zayats, V., Eiermann, B., Mlynek, J., & Sandoghdar, V. (1999). A single molecule as a probe of optical intensity distribution. Optics Letters, 24, 581-583. doi:10.1364/OL.24.000581.

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Single terrylene molecules embedded in microscopic p-terphenyl crystals are identified with the technique of fluorescence excitation spectroscopy. By use of the architecture of a scanning-probe microscope at T = 1.4 K, a single molecule is scanned through an excitation laser beam while the fluorescence signal is recorded. In this manner we have mapped the intensity distribution in a one-dimensional optical standing wave, demonstrating the potential of a single molecule as a nanometric probe. We discuss future experiments aimed at combining the high spatial and spectral sensitivity of a single molecule. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America.