• DocumentCode
    2794576
  • Title

    Strong light extinction by a single molecule

  • Author

    Wrigge, G. ; Gerhardt, I. ; Hwang, J. ; Sandoghdar, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    We present cryogenic experiments where the direct signature of a single molecule on an incident laser beam is demonstrated. Strong extinction larger than 10% is achieved in near and farfield geometries.
  • Keywords
    Cryogenics; Fluorescence; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical noise; Optical scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Solid state circuits; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431774
  • Filename
    4431774