2009 · 20 citations · 5 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPhysicsOptoelectronicsQuantum ComputingQuantum MechanicsNanoelectronicsOptoelectronic DevicesOptoelectronic MaterialsQuantum OptoelectronicsAmplificationElectronic ComputersLaser Beam FocusingQuantum Signal ProcessingSingle-electron TransistorsSingle-molecule DevicesSingle-molecule PhotophysicsSingle-photon Emission
This work demonstrates stimulated emission from a single dye molecule and shows that it can coherently attenuate and amplify a freely propagating laser beam. The first report of stimulated emission from a single emitter in free space is presented and a single emitter can serve as a nanometer-sized optical transistor is shown.
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A single-molecule optical transistor
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Perfect Reflection of Light by an Oscillating Dipole
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Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +15
Strong Extinction of a Laser Beam by a Single Molecule
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Coherent state preparation and observation of Rabi oscillations in a single molecule
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