TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimization of nonlinear optical localization using electromagnetic surface fields (NOLES) imaging
AU - Jarrett, Jeremy W.
AU - Chandra, Manabendra
AU - Knappenberger, Kenneth L.
PY - 2013/6/7
Y1 - 2013/6/7
N2 - The use of plasmon amplification of nonlinear optical wave-mixing signals to generate optical images in which the position of the scattering point source can be determined with nanometer accuracy is described. Solid gold nanosphere dimers were used as a model system for the nonlinear medium, which converted the Ti:sapphire fundamental to its second harmonic frequency. Matching the fundamental wave energy to the localized surface plasmon resonance of the electromagnetically coupled nanospheres was critical for achieving the high localization accuracy. Our technique, named Nonlinear Optical Localization using Electromagnetic Surface fields (NOLES) imaging, routinely yielded nonlinear optical images with 1-nm localization accuracy at rates ≥2 fps and can also be used as a photo-switching localization contrast method. This high level of accuracy in pinpointing the signal point source position exceeded that made possible using conventional diffraction-limited far-field methods by 160×. The NOLES technique, with its high temporal resolution and spatial accuracy that far surpass the performance typical of fluorescence-based imaging, will be relevant for imaging dynamic chemical, biological, and material environments.
AB - The use of plasmon amplification of nonlinear optical wave-mixing signals to generate optical images in which the position of the scattering point source can be determined with nanometer accuracy is described. Solid gold nanosphere dimers were used as a model system for the nonlinear medium, which converted the Ti:sapphire fundamental to its second harmonic frequency. Matching the fundamental wave energy to the localized surface plasmon resonance of the electromagnetically coupled nanospheres was critical for achieving the high localization accuracy. Our technique, named Nonlinear Optical Localization using Electromagnetic Surface fields (NOLES) imaging, routinely yielded nonlinear optical images with 1-nm localization accuracy at rates ≥2 fps and can also be used as a photo-switching localization contrast method. This high level of accuracy in pinpointing the signal point source position exceeded that made possible using conventional diffraction-limited far-field methods by 160×. The NOLES technique, with its high temporal resolution and spatial accuracy that far surpass the performance typical of fluorescence-based imaging, will be relevant for imaging dynamic chemical, biological, and material environments.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.4808161
DO - 10.1063/1.4808161
M3 - Article
C2 - 23758364
AN - SCOPUS:84879165520
SN - 0021-9606
VL - 138
JO - Journal of Chemical Physics
JF - Journal of Chemical Physics
IS - 21
M1 - 214202
ER -