Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2007-07-23
Nature Physics 4, 60 - 66 (2008)
Physics
Quantum Physics
6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1038/nphys812
Single dye molecules at cryogenic temperatures display many spectroscopic phenomena known from free atoms and are thus promising candidates for fundamental quantum optical studies. However, the existing techniques for the detection of single molecules have either sacrificed the information on the coherence of the excited state or have been inefficient. Here we show that these problems can be addressed by focusing the excitation light near to the absorption cross section of a molecule. Our detection scheme allows us to explore resonance fluorescence over 9 orders of magnitude of excitation intensity and to separate its coherent and incoherent parts. In the strong excitation regime, we demonstrate the first observation of the Mollow triplet from a single solid-state emitter. Under weak excitation we report the detection of a single molecule with an incident power as faint as 150 attoWatt, paving the way for studying nonlinear effects with only a few photons.
Gerhardt Ilja
Hwang Jaesuk
Sandoghdar Vahid
Wrigge Gert
Zumofen Gert
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