Organic Molecule Suspended on a Photonic Crystal Slab Supporting Macroscopic Resonances (2 of 2) (IMAGE)
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Pictured is a representation of organic molecules (shown as yellow spheres) suspended on a photonic crystal slab (shown as a grey substrate) supporting macroscopic resonances. Bo Zhen et al. found that when molecules are brought to within 100 nm from the slab surface, they no longer send out light isotropically in all directions, but instead send light of the same wavelengths into specific directions, as depicted by the light cones. This dramatic modified emission compared to the molecules' emission without the crystal slab's presence could have important implications for organic light emitting devices and molecular sensing.
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Image courtesy of Yan Liang (l2xy2.com) and Bo Zhen.
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