Revealing single emitter spectral dynamics from intensity correlations in an ensemble fluorescence spectrum
Autor: | Xavier Brokmann, Moungi G. Bawendi, Lisa F. Marshall |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Physics
Spectrum (functional analysis) Michelson interferometer FOS: Physical sciences Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy Avalanche photodiode Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Intensity (physics) law.invention Computational physics Laser linewidth law Physics - Data Analysis Statistics and Probability Emission spectrum Data Analysis Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an) Common emitter Optics (physics.optics) Physics - Optics |
Zdroj: | Optics express. 17(6) |
ISSN: | 1094-4087 |
Popis: | We show that the single emitter linewidth underlying a broadened ensemble emission spectrum can be extracted from correlations among the stochastic intensity fluctuations in the ensemble spectrum. Spectral correlations can be observed at high temporal and spectral resolutions with a cross-correlated pair of avalanche photodiodes placed at the outputs of a scanning Michelson interferometer. As illustrated with simulations in conjunction with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, our approach overcomes ensemble and temporal inhomogeneous broadening to provide single emitter linewidths, even for emitters under weak, continuous, broadband excitation. 9 pages, 5 figures |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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