Optical emission near a high-impedance mirror

Majid Esfandyarpour; Alberto G. Curto; Pieter G. Kik; Nader Engheta; Mark L. Brongersma

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05505-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Optical emission near a high-impedance mirror

Majid Esfandyarpour,
Alberto G. Curto,
Pieter G. Kik,
Nader Engheta,
Mark L. Brongersma

Affiliations

Majid Esfandyarpour: Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University
Alberto G. Curto: Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University
Pieter G. Kik: Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University
Nader Engheta: Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Mark L. Brongersma: Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05505-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Light emission of molecules can be largely impacted (enhanced or quenched) by nearby surfaces. Here, Esfandyarpour et al. engineer a high-impedance mirror that increases light emission of adjacent molecules by enhancing the coupling between the molecule and free space.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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