Imaging of single quantum emitters using azimuthally and radially polarized laser beams [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Anna Chizhik

Imaging of Single Quantum Emitters Using Azimuthally and Radially Polarized Laser Beams Dissertation der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt von Dipl.-Phys. Anna Chizhik aus Sankt Petersburg Tübingen 2010 Tag der mündlichen Qualifikation: 15.12.2010 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel 1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Alfred J. Meixner 2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Michael Hanack 1Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Aim of this Thesis…………………………………………………………………...5 1.2 Scope of this Thesis…………………………………………………………………7 2 Instrumentation and Higher-Order Laser Modes 9 2.1 Instrumentation…………………………………………………………………….10 2.2 Higher-Order Laser Modes: Azimuthally and Radially Polarized Laser Beams......12 2.3 Imaging of Single Quantum Emitters Using Linearly Polarized Laser Beam……..17 2.4 Imaging of Fluorescence Spheres Using Higher-Order Laser Modes......................19 2.5 Imaging of Single Molecules Using Higher-Order Laser Modes….........................20 2.6 Summary and Conclusion……………………………………………………….....