Title :
Surface plasmon polariton enhanced fluorescence from quantum dots on nanostructured metal surfaces
Author :
Hwang, Ehren ; Smolyaninov, Igor ; Davis, Christopher C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
Surface-plasmon-polariton-enhanced fluorescence from CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QD) deposited onto patterned gold/PMMA substrates has been observed, and the enhancement related to QD position with regard to the type of surface and nanostructures.
Keywords :
cadmium compounds; fluorescence; nanostructured materials; polaritons; quantum dots; surface plasmons; zinc compounds; CdSe-ZnS; PMMA substrates; nanostructured metal surfaces; quantum dots; surface plasmon polariton enhanced fluorescence; Chromium; Fluorescence; Gold; Gratings; Optical films; Optical microscopy; Plasmons; Quantum dots; Substrates; Surface morphology; (240.6680) Surface Plasmons; (310.6628) Subwavelength Structures, Nanostructures;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
