SINGLE-MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPY

Recent experimental and theoretical studies concerning single-molecule spectroscopy in solids are discussed. Pure quantum effects-such as ph oton bunching, antibunching, and spectral jumps-and more classical phe nomena-such as near-field excitation, saturation, ac/dc Stark shifts, spectral diffusion, two-photon excitation, and customary spectroscopic analysis-are considered. The emphasis of this review is on physical r esults and their interpretation. This is preceded by a general introdu ction, where fundamentals of single-molecule spectroscopy are explaine d.