Title :
Ultrahigh resolution scattering near-field vibrational microscopy with single molecule sensitivity
Author :
Neacsu, Catalin C. ; Dreyer, Jens ; Behr, Nicolas ; Raschke, Markus B.
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. fur Nichtlineare Opt. und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin
Abstract :
Scanning probe vibrational Raman microscopy with single molecule sensitivity is demonstrated. This is facilitated by unique optical antenna properties of the metallic probe tip and resulting plasmonic tip-sample coupling providing sub-10 nm spatial resolution.
Keywords :
dyes; optical microscopy; plasmonics; surface enhanced Raman scattering; malachite green molecules; metallic probe tip; near-field vibrational microscopy; optical antenna properties; plasmonic tip-sample coupling; scanning probe vibrational Raman microscopy; single molecule sensitivity; Biomedical optical imaging; Microscopy; Optical coupling; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Probes; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission; (180.5810) Scanning microscopy; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629072
