Localised surface plasmon resonance endows plasmonic nanostructures with unique,
powerful properties such as photoluminescence enhancement, which is a phenomenon …

The coupling of optical emitters with a nanostructured environment is at the heart of nano-
and quantum optics. We control this coupling by the lithographic positioning of a few (1–3) …

The coherent exchange of optical near fields between two neighbouring dipoles plays an
essential role in the optical properties, quantum dynamics and thus the function of many …

Gold nanorod antenna arrays provide ultrastrong plasmonic field enhancement and a
superb broadband spectral tunability, as needed, for example, for label-free biosensing …

Metal nanostructures (such as plasmonic antennas) have been widely demonstrated to be
excellent devices for beaming and sorting the fluorescence emission. These effects rely on …

Assembling metamolecules from anisotropic, shape-engineered nanocrystals provides the
opportunity to orchestrate distinct optical responses one nanocrystal at a time. The Au …

Fluorescence enhancement and quenching can be switched by regulating the separation
distance between a fluorophore and a metal surface in the near field. The switchable …

Plasmonic excitation of metallic nanoparticles can trigger chemical reactions at the
nanoscale. Such optical effects can also be employed to selectively and locally graft …

We demonstrate a simple and robust method for measuring the shape-and orientation-
dependent optical scattering of various plasmonic nanostructures adsorbed onto a solid …

The integration of metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) and surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) onto single plasmonic nanoparticles is highly desirable to boost up …