Phase control of a laser beam by a single molecule

In this paper, the authors report on a phase shift measurement of 3°, imprinted on a laser beam by a single molecule in the solid state. The realization of a single-molecule electro-optic modulator was also shown and the applications of this work in microscopy and signal processing were discussed. U...

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Main Authors: Pototschnig, M., Chassagneux, Y., Hwang, J., Zumofen, G., Renn, A., Sandoghdar, V.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
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Phase measurement
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Summary:In this paper, the authors report on a phase shift measurement of 3°, imprinted on a laser beam by a single molecule in the solid state. The realization of a single-molecule electro-optic modulator was also shown and the applications of this work in microscopy and signal processing were discussed. Utilizing a direct focusing geometry (i.e. without a cavity) can be attractive both in terms of its fundamental simplicity as well as in terms of practical integration and application.
DOI:10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943368