Decoupling absorption and emission processes in super-resolution localization of emitters in a plasmonic hotspot

David L. Mack; Emiliano Cortés; Vincenzo Giannini; Peter Török; Tyler Roschuk; Stefan A. Maier

doi:10.1038/ncomms14513

Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Decoupling absorption and emission processes in super-resolution localization of emitters in a plasmonic hotspot

David L. Mack,
Emiliano Cortés,
Vincenzo Giannini,
Peter Török,
Tyler Roschuk,
Stefan A. Maier

Affiliations

David L. Mack: Department of Physics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London
Emiliano Cortés: Department of Physics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London
Vincenzo Giannini: Department of Physics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London
Peter Török: Department of Physics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London
Tyler Roschuk: Department of Physics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London
Stefan A. Maier: Department of Physics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14513
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Reporting the position of molecules and the electromagnetic enhancement in a plasmonic hotspot is difficult. Here Macket al. use a large Stokes-shifted molecule to spectrally decouple the emission process of the dye from the plasmonic system, keeping the absorption on resonance with the plasmon resonance of the antenna.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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