Publications

Collective list of publications

Controlling the phase of a light beam with a single molecule
M. Pototschnig, Y. Chassagneux, J. Hwang, G. Zumofen, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar
ArXiv, http://arxiv.org/abs/1103.6048 (2011). (pdf)

A planar dielectric antenna for directional single-photon emission and near-unity collection efficiency
K. G. Lee, X. Chen, H. Eghlidi, P. Kukura, R. Lettow, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar, S. Götzinger
Nature Photonics 5 166-169 (2011). (pdf)

Single molecule imaging by optical absorption
M. Celebrano, P. Kukura, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar
Nature Photonics 5, 95–98 (2011).(pdf)

Coherent nonlinear single-molecule microscopy
I. Gerhardt, G. Wrigge, J. Hwang, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. A 82, 063823 (2010). (pdf)

Single-Molecule Sensitivity in Optical Absorption at Room Temperature
P. Kukura, M. Celebrano, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1,  3323–3327 (2010). (pdf)

C&EN News about  "Ultrasensitive Detection" by S. Borman (article)

Physics Today about "Optical absorption of single molecules observed by three groups" by J. Miller (article) or (pdf)

Nature Methods about "The dyes that came in from the cold" by M. Eisenstein (article) or (pdf)

Geometry-induced electrostatic trapping of nanometric objects in a fluid
M. Krishnan, N. Mojarad, P. Kukura, V. Sandoghdar
Nature 467, 692-695 (2010). (pdf)

Nanophotonics with microsphere resonators
O. Benson, S. Götzinger, A. Mazzei, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar,  L. de S. Menezes
in VLSI Micro- and Nanophotonics: Science, Technology, and Applications, Editors: E. Lee, L. Eldada, M. Razeghi, C. Jagadish (2010). (pdf)

Numerical methods for the electrodynamic analysis of nanostructures
C. Hafner, J. Smajic, M. Agio,
in Nanoclusters and Nanostructured Surfaces, A.K. Ray, American Scientific Publishers,  CA, USA (2010). (pdf)

Single-Photon Imaging and Efficient Coupling to Single Plasmons
M. Celebrano, R. Lettow, P. Kukura, M. Agio, A. Renn, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Express 18, 13829-13835 (2010). (pdf)

A scanning microcavity for in-situ control of single-molecule emission
C. Toninelli, Y. Delley, T. Stöferle, A. Renn, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 021107 (2010). (pdf)

Nanofocusing radially-polarized beams for high-throughput funneling of optical energy to the near field
X. Chen, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
Opt. Express 18, 10878-10887 (2010). (pdf)

Magnetic metamaterials in the blue range using aluminum nanostructures
Y. Jeyaram, S. Jha, M. Agio, J. Löffler, Y. Ekinci
Opt. Lett. 35, 1656-1658 (2010). (pdf)

Near-infrared single-photons from aligned molecules in ultrathin crystalline films at room temperature
C. Toninelli, K. Early, J. Bremi, A. Renn, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Express 18, 6577-6582 (2010). (pdf)

Fluorescence enhancement with the optical (bi-) conical antenna
A. Mohammadi, F. Kaminski, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 7372–7377 (2010). (pdf)

Spontaneous emission of a nanoscopic emitter in a strongly scattering disordered medium
P.V. Ruijgrok, R. Wüest, A. A. Rebane, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Express 18, 6360- 6365 (2010). (pdf)

Quantum Interference of Tunably Indistinguishable Photons from
Remote Organic Molecules
R. Lettow, Y. Rezus, A. Renn, G. Zumofen, E. Ikonen, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 123605 (2010). (pdf)

Coherent and incoherent coupling between a single dipolar emitter and its nanoenvironment
V.Sandoghdar in
Single Particle Tracking and Single Molecule Energy Transfer, C. Bräuchle, D. Lamb, J. Michaelis, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany (2010). (pdf)

High-speed nanoscopic tracking of the position and orientation of a single virus
P. Kukura, H. Ewers, C. Müller, A. Renn, A. Helenius, V. Sandoghdar
Nature Methods 6, 923-927 (2009).(pdf)

Highly Efficient Interfacing of Guided Plasmons and Photons in Nanowires
X. Chen, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
Nano Lett., 9, 3756-3761 (2009). (pdf)

Resolution and Enhancement in Nanoantenna-Based Fluorescence Microscopy
H. Eghlidi, K. Lee, X. Chen, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Nano Lett. 9, 4007–4011 (2009).(pdf)

Molecules as Sources for Indistinguishable Single Photons
V. Ahtee, R. Lettow, R. Pfab, A. Renn, E. Ikonen, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
J. Mod.Opt. 56, 161-166 (2009).(pdf)

Coupling light to a localized surface plasmon-polariton
M. Agio, G. Zumofen, N. Mojarad, V. Sandoghdar
Proc. of SPIE 7395, 739512 (2009). (pdf)

Spheroidal nanoparticles as nanoantennas for fluorescence enhancement
A. Mohammadi, F. Kaminski, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
Int. J. Nanotechnol. 6, 902-914 (2009).(pdf)

Control and imaging of single-molecule spectral dynamics using a nano-electrode
I. Gerhardt, G. Wrigge, V. Sandoghdar
Mol. Phys. 107, 1975-1979 (2009).(pdf)

Spectral dynamics and spatial localization of single molecules in a polymer
A. Walser, G. Zumofen, A. Renn, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Mol. Phys. 107, 1897-1909 (2009).(pdf)

Gold, copper, silver and aluminum nanoantennas to enhance spontaneous emission
A. Mohammadi, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci. 6, 2024 (2009). (pdf)

A single-molecule optical transistor
J. Hwang, M. Pototschnig, R. Lettow, G. Zumofen, A. Renn, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Nature 460, 76-80 (2009).(pdf)

News & Views by Michel Orrit (pdf)

Seeing diamond defects
V. Sandoghdar
Nature Photonics 3, 133-134 (2009).(pdf)

Silver high-aspect-ratio micro- and nanoimprinting for optical applications
S. Buzzi, M. Galli, M. Agio, J. Löffler
App. Phy. Lett. 94, 223115 (2009).(pdf)

Light scattering by an oscillating dipole in a focused beam
G. Zumofen, N.M. Mojarad, M. Agio
Nuovo Cimento C 31, 475-485 (2009).(pdf)

Metal nanoparticles in strongly confined beams: transmission, reflection and absorption
N.M. Mojarad, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
J. Eur. Opt. Soc. Rapid Publications 4, 09014 (2009). (pdf)

Im Schatten eines Moleküls
I. Gerhardt, G. Wrigge
Physik in unserer Zeit 40, 182-188 (2009). (pdf)

Pushing Optical Microscopy to the Limit
P. Kukura, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar in
Nanotechnology, Volume 5: Nanomedicine, V.Vogel, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany (2009). (pdf)

Circular Grating Resonators as Small Mode-Volume Microcavities for Switching
S. Schönenberger, N. Moll, T. Stöferle, R. Mahrt, B. Offrein, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar, J. Bolten, T. Wahlbrink, T. Plötzing, M. Waldow, Michael Först
Optics Express 17 , 5953-5964 (2009). (pdf)

Lifetime-limited zero-phonon spectra of single molecules in methyl methacrylate
A. Walser, A. Renn, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Chem. Phys. Lett. 472, 44-47 (2009).(pdf)

Imaging a Single Quantum Dot When It Is Dark
P. Kukura, M. Celebrano, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar
Nano Lett. 9, 926–929 (2009). (pdf)

Research Highlights in Nature Photonics (pdf)

Research Highlights in Nature Physics (pdf)

Coherent State Preparation and Observation of Rabi Oscillations in a Single Molecule
I. Gerhardt, G. Wrigge, G. Zumofen, J. Hwang, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. A 79, 011402(R) (2009). (pdf)

Tailoring the excitation of localized surface plasmon-polariton resonances by focusing radially-polarized beams
N.M. Mojarad, M. Agio
Optics Express 17, 117-122 (2009). (pdf)

Circular Grating Resonators as Candidates for Ultra-Small
Photonic Devices
S. Schönenberger, N. Molla, T. Stöferle, T. Wahlbrink, J. Bolten,
S. Götzinger, T. Mollenhauer, C. Moormann, R. Mahrt, B. Offrein
Proc. of SPIE 6996, 69960A (2008). (pdf)

Perfect Reflection of Light by an Oscillating Dipole
G. Zumofen, N.M. Mojarad, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 180404 (2008). (pdf), Supplementary Materials: EPAPS or pdf

News & Views in Nature Physics by Dan Csontos (pdf)

Gold nanorods and nanospheroids for enhancing spontaneous emission
A. Mohammadi, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
New J. Phys. 10, 105015 (2008). (pdf)

Exploring the limits of single emitter detection in fluorescence and extinction
G. Wrigge, J. Hwang, I. Gehardt, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar
Optics Express 16, 17358-17365 (2008). (pdf)

Electric and magnetic resonances in arrays of coupled gold nanoparticle in-tandem pairs
Y. Ekinci, A. Christ, M. Agio, O. J. F. Martin, H. H. Solak, J. F. Löffler
Optics Express 16, 13287-13295 (2008). (pdf)

Modification of single molecule fluorescence close to a nanostructure: radiation pattern, spontaneous emission and quenching
S. Kühn, G. Mori, M. Agio, V. Sandoghdar
Mol. Phys. 106, 893-908 (2008). (pdf)

Dispersive contour-path algorithm for the two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method
A. Mohammadi, T. Jalali, M. Agio
Optics Express 16, 7397-7406 (2008). (pdf)

Coupling of plasmonic nanoparticles to their environments in the context of van der Waals-Casimir interactions
U. Hakanson, M. Agio, S. Kühn, L. Rogobete, T. Kalkbrenner, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. B 77, 155408 (2008). (pdf)

Plasmon spectra of nanospheres under a tightly focused beam
N. M. Mojarad, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
JOSA B 25, 651-658 (2008). (pdf)

Efficient coupling of photons to a single molecule and the observation of its resonance fluorescence
G. Wrigge, I. Gerhardt, J. Hwang, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar
Nature Physics 4, 60-66 (2008). (pdf)

Efficient coupling of photons to a single molecule and the observation of its resonance fluorescence
G. Wrigge, I. Gerhardt, J. Hwang, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar
Nature Physics 4, 60-66 (2008). (pdf)

Near-field imaging and frequency tuning of a high-Q photonic crystal membrane microcavity
S. Mujumdar, A. F. Koenderink, T. Sünner, B. C. Buchler, M. Kamp, A. Forchel, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Express 15, 17214-17220 (2007). (pdf)

Realization of two Fourier-limited solid-state single-photon sources
R. Lettow, V. Ahtee, R. Pfab, A. Renn, E. Ikonen, S. Götzinger, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Express 15, 15842-15847 (2007). (pdf)

Engineering gold nanoantennae to enhance the emission of quantum emitters
M. Agio, G. Mori, F. Kaminski, L. Rogobete, S. Kühn, V. Callegari, P.M. Nellen, F. Robin, Y. Ekinci, U. Sennhauser, H. Jäckel, H.H. Solak, V. Sandoghdar
Proc. of SPIE 6717, 67170 (2007). (pdf)

Linear and non-linear optical experiments based on macroporous silicon photonic crystals
R. B. Wehrspohn, S. L. Schweizer, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Status Solidi A 204, 3708–3726 (2007). (pdf)

Controlled coupling of counterpropagating whispering-gallery modes by a single Rayleigh scatterer: A classical problem in a quantum optical light
A. Mazzei, S. Götzinger, L. de S. Menezes, G. Zumofen, O. Benson, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 173603 (2007). (pdf)

Label-free Optical Detection and Tracking of Single Virions Bound to their Receptor in Supported Membrane Bilayers
H. Ewers, V. Jacobsen, E. Klotzsch, A. E. Smith, A. Helenius, V. Sandoghdar
Nano Lett. 7, 2263-2266 (2007). (pdf)

Design of nanoantennae for the enhancement of spontaneous emission
L. Rogobete, F. Kaminski, M. Agio, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Lett. 32, 1623-1625 (2007). (pdf)

Nano-optomechanical characterization and manipulation of photonic crystals
S. Mujumdar, F. Koenderink, R. Wüest, V. Sandoghdar
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 13, 253-261 (2007). (pdf)

Tailoring the transmission of liquid-core waveguides for wavelength filtering on a chip
U. Hakanson, P. Measor, D. Yib, E. Lunt, A. R. Hawkins, V. Sandoghdar, and H. Schmidt
Proc. of SPIE 6477, 647715 (2007). (pdf)

Interferometric detection and tracking of nanoparticles
V. Jacobsen, E. Klotzsch,  V. Sandoghdar
Nano Biophotonics, Elsevier: 2007,  Vol. 3. (2007)

Nanoparticle Induced Fluorescence Lifetime Modification as Nanoscopic Ruler: Demonstration at the Single Molecule Level
J. Seelig, K. Leslie, A. Renn, S. Kühn, V. Jacobsen, M. van de Corput, C. Wyman, V. Sandoghdar
Nano Lett. /, 685-689 (2007). (pdf)

Scanning Near-Field Optical Coherent Spectroscopy of Single Molecules at 1.4 Kelvin
I. Gerhardt, G. Wrigge, M. Agio, P. Bushev, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Lett. 32, 1420-1422 (2007). (pdf)


Finite-Difference Time-Domain Modeling of Decay Rates in the Near Field of Metal Nanostructures
F. Kaminski, V. Sandoghdar, M. Agio
J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci. 4, 635-643 (2007). (pdf)

Strong extinction of a laser beam by a single molecule
I. Gerhardt, G. Wrigge, P. Bushev, G. Zumofen, M. Agio, R. Pfab, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98,  033601 (2007).(pdf), Supplementary Materials: EPAPS or pdf

Dispersive contour-path finite-difference time-domain algorithm for modelling surface plasmon polaritons at flat interfaces
A. Mohammadi, and M. Agio
Opt. Express 14, 11330-11338 (2006). (pdf)

Optical detection of very small nonfluorescent nanoparticles
V. Sandoghdar, E. Klotzsch, V. Jacobsen, A. Renn, U. Hakanson, M. Agio, I. Gerhardt, J. Seelig, and G. Wrigge
Chimia 60, 761 (2006).(pdf)

Controlled photon transfer between two individual nanoemitters via shared high-Q modes of a microsphere resonator
S. Götzinger, L. de S. Menezes, A. Mazzei, S. Kühn, V. Sandoghdar and O. Benson
Nano Letters 6, 1151-1154 (2006).(pdf)

Enhancement of single molecule fluorescence using a gold nanoparticle as an optical nano-antenna
S. Kühn, U. Hakanson, L. Rogobete, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 017402 (2006).(pdf), Supplementary Materials: EPAPS or pdf

Measurement of the complex dielectric constant of a single gold nanoparticle
P. Stoller, V. Jacobsen, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Lett. 31, 2474-2476 (2006).(pdf)

Modification of single molecule fluorescence by a scanning probe
S. Kühn and V. Sandoghdar
Appl. Phys. B 84, 211-217 (2006).(pdf)

Oxygen dependent photochemistry of fluorescent dyes studied at the single molecule level
A. Renn, J. Seelig, V. Sandoghdar
Mol. Phys. 104, 409-414 (2006). (pdf)

Interferometric optical detection and tracking of very small gold nanoparticles at a water-glass interface
V. Jacobsen, P. Stoller, C. Brunner, V. Vogel and V. Sandoghdar
Optics Express 14, 405-414 (2006). (pdf)

Spontaneous emission rates of dipoles in photonic crystal membranes
A. F. Koenderink, M. Kafesaki, C. M. Soukoulis, V. Sandoghdar
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 23, 1196-1206 (2006).(pdf)

Contour-path effective permittivities for the two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method
A. Mohammadi, H. Nadgaran, and M. Agio
Optics Express 13, 10367-10381 (2005). (pdf)

A "standing-wave meter" to measure dispersion & loss of photonic-crystal waveguides
R. Wüest, B. C. Buchler, D. Erni, R. Harbers, P. Strasser, A. F. Koenderink, F. Robin, V. Sandoghdar, H. Jäckel
Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 261110 (2005). (pdf)

Near field optics and control of photonic crystals
A. F. Koenderink, R. Wüest, B. C. Buchler, S. Richter, P. Strasser, M. Kafesaki, A. Rogach, R. B. Wehrspohn, C. M. Soukoulis, D. Erni, F. Robin, H. Jäckel, V. Sandoghdar
Photonics and Nanostructures 3,63-74 (2005). (pdf)

Near-field optical microscopy of light propagation through photonic crystal waveguide tapers
R. Wüest, B.C. Buchler, R. Harbers, P. Strasser, K. Rauscher, F. Robin, D. Erni, V. Sandoghdar, H. Jäckel
Proc. SPIE 5840, 110-117 (2005).(pdf)

Optical microscopy via spectral modifications of a nanoantenna
T. Kalkbrenner, U. Hakanson, A. Schädle, S. Burger, C. Henkel, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 200801 (2005). (pdf)

Spontaneous emission in the near-field of 2D photonic crystals
A. F. Koenderink, M. Kafesaki, C. M. Soukoulis, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Lett. 30, 3210-3212 (2005). (pdf)

Controlling the Resonance of a Photonic Crystal Microcavity by a Near-Field Probe
A. F. Koenderink, M. Kafesaki, B. C. Buchler, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 153904, (2005). (pdf)

Measuring the quantum efficiency of single radiating dipoles using a scanning mirror
B. C. Buchler, T. Kalkbrenner, C. Hettich, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 063003 (2005). (pdf)

Optimization of prism coupling to high-Q modes in a microsphere resonator using a near-field probe
A. Mazzei, S. Götzinger, L. de S. Menezes, V. Sandoghdar, O. Benson
Opt. Comm. 250, 428-433 (2005). (pdf)

Die Geburt der optischen Nanoskopie
A. Stemmer and V. Sandoghdar
ETH Bulletin 298, 53 (2005). (pdf)

Spontaneous emission in a subwavelength environment characterized by boundary integral equations
L. Rogobete, C. Henkel
Phys. Rev. A 70, 063815-1 (2004). (pdf)

Tomographic plasmon spectroscopy of a single gold nanoparticle
T. Kalkbrenner, U. Hakanson, V. Sandoghdar
Nano Letters 4, 2309 (2004). (pdf)

Detection and spectroscopy of gold nanoparticle using supercontinuum white light confocal microscopy
K. Lindfors, T. Kalkbrenner, P. Stoller, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 037401-1 (2004). (pdf)

Subwavelength emitters in the near-infrared based on mercury telluride nanocrystals
P. Olk, B. C. Buchler, V. Sandoghdar, N. Gaponik, A. Eychüller, A. L. Rogach
Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 4732 (2004). (pdf)

Aligned terrylene molecules in a spin-coated ultrathin crystalline film of p-terphenyl
R. J. Pfab, J. Zimmermann, C. Hettich, I. Gerhardt, A. Renn, V. Sandoghdar
Chem. Phys. Lett. 387, 490 (2004). (pdf)

Highly directional emission from photonic crystal waveguides of subwavelength width
P. Kramper, M. Agio, C. M. Soukoulis, A. Birner, F. Müller, R. Wehrspohn, U. Gösele, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 113903-1 (2004). (pdf)

Near-field optical investigations of photonic crystal microresonators
B. C. Buchler, P. Kramper, M. Kafesaki, C. M. Soukoulis, V. Sandoghdar
IEICE Trans.Electron. E87-C, 371 (2004). (pdf)

Confocal microscopy and spectroscopy of nanocrystals on a high-Q microsphere resonator
S. Götzinger, L. de S. Menezes, O. Benson, D. V. Talapin, N. Gaponik, H. Weller, A. L. Rogach, V. Sandoghdar
J. Opt. B 6, 154 (2004). (pdf)

Scanning near-field optical studies of photonic devices
V. Sandoghdar, B. Buchler, P. Kramper, S. Götzinger, O. Benson, M. Kafesaki
Photonic crystals-Advances in Design, Fabrication, and Characterization, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, (2004). (pdf)

Near-field visualization of light confinement in a photonic crystal microresonator
P. Kramper, M. Kafesaki, C. M. Soukoulis, A. Birner, F. Müller, R. Wehrspohn, U. Gösele, J. Mlynek, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Lett. 29, 174 (2004). (pdf)

Nanoparticles and microspheres: tools to study the interaction of quantum emitters via shared optical modes
L. de S. Menezes, S. Götzinger, A. Mazzei, V. Sandoghdar, O. Benson
Proc. of SPIE 5333, 174 (2004). (pdf)

Particle Tracking
P. Stoller, V. Jacobsen, J. Seelig, V. Sandoghdar
ETH Bulletin 295, 20 (2004). (pdf)

Spontaneous emission in nanoscopic dielectric particles
L. Rogobete, H. Schniepp, C. Henkel, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Lett. 28, 1736 (2003). (pdf)

Single Molecules, Single Nanoparticles and Their Optical Interaction
C. Hettich, Th. Kalkbrenner, I.Gerhardt, S.Kühn, V. Sandoghdar
Proceedings of the 12th Internat. Conf. on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy and Related Techniques 696, 127 (2003). (pdf)

Controlled coupling of a single emitter to a single mode of a microsphere: where do we stand?
S. Götzinger, L. de S. Menezes, A. Mazzei, O. Benson, D. V. Talapin, N. Gaponik, H. Weller, A. L. Rogach, V. Sandoghdar
Proceedings of SPIE 4969, 207 (2003). (pdf)

Spontaneous Emission of Europium Ions Embedded in Dielectric Nanospheres
H. Schniepp, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 257403-1 (2002). (pdf)

Nanometer resolution and coherent optical dipole coupling of two individual molecules
C. Hettich, C. Schmitt, J. Zitzmann, S. Kühn, I. Gerhardt, V. Sandoghdar
Science 298, 385 (2002). (pdf)

Science`s Compass: Perspectives by Michel Orrit (pdf)

Influence of a sharp fiber tip on a high-Q modes of a microsphere resonator
S. Götzinger, O. Benson, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Lett. 27, 80 (2002). (pdf)

Photonenpaare: gemeinsam durch dick und dünn
J. Zitzmann, G. Zumofen, V. Sandoghdar
Physik-Journal 9, 22 (2002). (pdf)

A model system for two-dimensional and three-dimensional photonic crystals: macroporous silicon
J. Schilling, R. B. Wehrspohn, A. Birner, F. Müller, R. Hillebrand, U. Gösele, S. W. Leonard, J. P. Mondia, F. Genereux, H. M. van Driel, P. Kramper, V. Sandoghdar, K. Busch
J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 3, 121 (2001). (pdf)

Towards controlled coupling between a high-Q whispering-gallery mode and a single nanoparticle
S. Götzinger, O. Benson, V. Sandoghdar
Appl. Phys. B 73, 825 (2001). (pdf)

Direct spectroscopy of a deep two-dimensional photonic crystal microresonator
P. Kramper, A. Birner, M. Agio, C. M. Soukoulis, F. Müller, U. Gösele, J. Mlynek, V. Sandoghdar
Phys. Rev. B 64, 233102-1 (2001). (pdf)

Results and Thoughts on Optical Microscopy Using a Single-molecule Probe
V. Sandoghdar, J. Michaelis, C. Hettich, C. Schmitt, J. Zitzmann, S. Kühn
Single Molecules 2, 275 (2001). (pdf)

Diamond colour centres as a nanoscopic light source for scanning near-field optical microscopy
S. Kühn, C. Hettich, C. Schmitt, J.- Ph. Poizat, V. Sandoghdar
J. Microscopy 202, 2 (2001). (pdf)

Mapping and manipulating whispering gallery modes of a microsphere resonator with a near-field probe
S. Götzinger, S. Demmerer, O. Benson, V. Sandoghdar
J. Microscopy 202, 117 (2001). (pdf)

A single gold Particle as a probe for apertureless SNOM
T. Kalkbrenner, M. Ramstein, J. Mlynek, V. Sandoghdar
J. Microscopy 202, 72 (2001). (pdf)

Apertureless near-field optical microscopy via local second-harmonic generation
A. V. Zayats, V. Sandoghdar
J. Microscopy 202, 94 (2001). (pdf)

Trends and developments in scanning near-field optical microscopy
V. Sandoghdar
Proc. of the International School of Physics,"Enrico Fermi" course CXLIV, M. Allegrini, N. García and O. Marti (Eds.) , 65-119 (2001). (pdf)

Beating the diffraction limit
V. Sandoghdar
Physics World 14, 29 (2001). (pdf)

Optical microscopy using a single-molecule light source
J. Michaelis, C. Hettich, J. Mlynek, V. Sandoghdar
Nature 405, 325 (2000). (pdf)

Apertureless scanning near-field second-harmonic microscopy
A. V. Zayats, V. Sandoghdar
Opt. Comm. 178, 245 (2000). (pdf)

Multifunctional AFM/SNOM Cantilever Probes: Fabrication and Measurements
M. Stopka, D. Drews, K. Mayr, M. Lacher, W. Ehrfeld, T. Kalkbrenner, M. Graf, V. Sandoghdar, J. Mlynek
Microelect. Eng. 53, 183 (2000). (pdf)

Transmission of a microcavity structure in a two-dimensional photonic crystal based on macroporous silicon
A. Birner, A. -P. Li, F. Müller, U. Gösele, P. Kramper, V. Sandoghdar, J. Mlynek, K. Busch, V. Lehmann
Material Science in Semiconductor Processing 3, 487 (2000). (pdf)

High-contrast topography-free sample for near-field optical microscopy
T. Kalkbrenner, M. Graf, C. Durkan, J. Mlynek, V. Sandoghdar
Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 1206 (2000). (pdf)

Second-harmonic generation from individual surface defects under local excitation
A. V. Zayats, T. Kalkbrenner, V. Sandoghdar, J. Mlynek
Phys. Rev. B 61, 4545 (2000). (pdf)

Prospects of apertureless SNOM with active probes
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