Molecular fluorescence in the vicinity of a gradient-index medium

Authors
Hartman, RL Leung, PT Cohen, SM
Citation
Rl. Hartman et al., Molecular fluorescence in the vicinity of a gradient-index medium, J OPT SOC A, 17(5), 2000, pp. 933-936
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION
ISSN journal
10847529 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
933 - 936
Database
ISI
SICI code
1084-7529(200005)17:5<933:MFITVO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The problem of molecular fluorescence in the vicinity of a gradient-index m edium is studied theoretically through classical modeling of a radiating di pole. A previously developed formulation involving the Green dyadic for an inhomogeneous medium is applied to the present problem. Normalized lifetime s for the admolecules are calculated and compared with those for a homogene ous medium. The results are illustrated by numerical examples assuming cert ain simple forms for the index profile. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3232(00)00305-7].