Understanding secondary light emission by plasmonic nanostructures may improve medical imaging
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Applications in imaging and sensing typically involve the emission of light at a different wavelength than the excitation, or "secondary light emission." The interpretation of resonant secondary light emission in terms of fundamental processes has been controversial for 40 years. In new work, researchers found that resonant electronic Raman scattering and resonant fluorescence may both be useful descriptions of the secondary emission.