Electron and phonon renormalization at defect/doping sites in carbon nanotubes
Indhira O. Maciel, N. Anderson, Marcos A. Pimenta, Achim Hartschuh, Huihong Qian, Mauricio Terrones, Humberto Terrones, Jessica Campos-Delgado, Apparao M. Rao, Lukas Novotny, and Ado Jorio
Nature Materials 7, 878 - 883
[PDF, 580 Kb]

Visualizing the local optical response of semiconducting carbon nanotubes to DNA-wrapping
Huihong Qian, Paulo T. Araujo, Carsten Georgi, Tobias Gokus, Nicolai Hartmann, Alexander A. Green, Ado Jorio, Mark C. Hersam, Lukas Novotny, and Achim Hartschuh
Nano Lett. 8, 2706-2711
[PDF, 596 Kb]

Nonlinear excitation of surface plasmon polaritons by four-wave mixing
Stefano Palomba and Lukas Novotny
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 056802
[PDF, 296 Kb]

Optical antennas tuned to pitch
Lukas Novotny
Nature 455, 887
[PDF, 152 Kb]

Exciton transfer and propagation in carbon nanotubes studied by near-field optical microscopy
Huihong Qian, Carsten Georgi, Neil Anderson, Alexander A. Green, Mark C. Hersam, Lukas Novotny, and Achim Hartschuh
Phys. Stat. Sol. (b) 245, 2243-2246
[PDF, 588 Kb]

Imaging of membrane proteins using antenna-based optical microscopy
Christiane Hoeppener and Lukas Novotny
Nanotechnology 19, 384012
[PDF, 1.2 Mb]

Focusing of surface phonon polaritons
Andreas J. Huber, Bradley Deutsch, Lukas Novotny, and Rainer Hillenbrand
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 203104
[PDF, 368 Kb]

Exciton energy transfer in pairs of single-walled carbon nanotubes
Huihong Qian, Carsten Georgi, Neil Anderson, Alexander A. Green, Mark C. Hersam, Lukas Novotny, and Achim Hartschuh
Nano Lett. 8, 1363-1367
[PDF, 428 Kb]

Van der Waals versus optical interaction between metal nanoparticles
Lukas Novotny and Carsten Henkel
Opt. Lett. 33, 1029-1031
[PDF, 420 Kb]

Antenna-Based Optical Imaging of Single Ca2+ Transmembrane Proteins in Liquids
Christiane Hoeppener and Lukas Novotny
Nano Lett. 8, 642-646
[PDF, 420 Kb]

Blue-shifted plasmon resonance of individual size-selected gold nanoparticles
Stefano Palomba, Lukas Novotny, and Richard E. Palmer
Opt. Commun. 281, 480
[PDF, 312 Kb]

Near-field Amplitude and Phase Recovery using Phase-Shifting Interferometry
Bradley Deutsch, Rainer Hillenbrand, and Lukas Novotny
Opt. Express 16, 494
[PDF, 760 Kb]

Reversible polarization control of single molecule emission
Robert J. Moerland, Tim H. Taminiau, Lukas Novotny, Niek F. van Hulst, and Laurens Kuipers
Nano Lett. 8, 606-610
[PDF, 248 Kb]

2007

The history of near-field optics
Lukas Novotny
Progress in Optics 50, E. Wolf (ed.), 137-184, Elsevier, Amsterdam,
[PDF, 1.3 MB]

Surface plasmon interference excited by tightly focused laser beams
Alexandre Bouhelier et. al.
Opt. Lett. 32, 2535
[PDF, 268 Kb]

Near-field optical excitation and detection of surface plasmons
Alexandre Bouhelier and Lukas Novotny
in Surface Plasmon Nanophotonics, M. Brongersma (ed.), Kluwer Academic,
[PDF, 2MB]

Spectral dependence of single molecule fluorescence enhancement
Palash Bharadwaj and Lukas Novotny
Opt. Express 15, 14266-14274
[PDF, 466 Kb]

Effective wavelength scaling for optical antennas
Lukas Novotny
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 266802
[PDF, 399 Kb]

Field Computations of Optical Antennas
Roman Kappeler, Daniel Erni, Cui Xudong, and Lukas Novotny
J. Comp. Theor. Nanosc. 4, 686
[PDF, 261 Kb]

Bright idea to improve prose but remain accurate
Brad Deutsch
Nature 447, 376
[PDF, 46 Kb]

On the concept of imaging nanoscale vector fields
H. Gersen, L. Novotny, L. Kuipers, andN. F. van Hulst
Nature Photonics 1, 242
[PDF, 512 Kb]

Chirality Changes in Carbon Nanotubes Studied with Near-Field Raman Spectroscopy
Neil Anderson, Achim Hartschuh, and Lukas Novotny
Nano Lett. 7, 577-582
[PDF, 322 Kb]

Optical frequency mixing at coupled gold nanoparticles
Matthias Danckwerts and Lukas Novotny
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 026104
[PDF, 960 Kb]

Nanoplasmonic enhancement of single molecule fluorescence
Palash Bharadwaj, Pascal Anger, and Lukas Novotny
Nanotechnology 18, 044017
[PDF, 360 Kb]

2006

Tip-enhanced optical spectroscopy of single-walled carbon nanotubes
Achim Hartschuh, Huihong Qian, Alfred J. Meixner, Neil Anderson and Lukas Novotny
Advances in Nano-Optics and Nano-Photonics, Vol 1: Tip Enhancement, S. Kawata, V.M. Shalaev (Ed.), Elsevier

Optical detection of single particles and viruses
Filip V. Ignatovich, David Topham and Lukas Novotny
IEEE J. of Selected Topics in Quant. Electronics 12, 1292-1300
[PDF, 464 Kb]

Near-field imaging and spectroscopy of electronic states in single-walled carbon nanotubes
Huihong Qian, Tobias Gokus, Neil Anderson, Lukas Novotny, Alfred J. Meixner, and Achim Hartschuh
Phys. Stat. Sol. (b), 243, 3146-3150
[PDF, 1.6 Mb]

Development of an spFRET method to measure structure changes in ion exchange proteins
J. F. Lesoine, B. Holmberg, P. Maloney, X. Wang, L. Novotny and P. A. Knauf
Acta Physiol. 187, 141-147
[PDF, 302 Kb]

Optical antennae enable nanoscale microscopy and spectroscopy
Bradley M. Deutsch and Lukas Novotny
Laser Focus World, July Issue, 91-94
[PDF, 260 Kb]

Tip-enhanced optical spectroscopy for surface analysis in biosciences
A. Hartschuh, H. Qian, A. J. Meixner, N. Anderson, and L. Novotny
Surface and Interface Analysis 338, 1472-1480
[PDF, 300 Kb]

Near-field optical microscopy and spectroscopy with pointed probes
Lukas Novotny and Stephan J. Stranick
Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 57, 303-331
[PDF, 564 Kb]

Nanoscale optical imaging of single-walled carbon nanotubes
A. Hartschuh, H. Qian, A.J. Meixner, N. Anderson and L. Novotny
J. Lumin., 204, 119-120
[PDF, 299 Kb]

Programmable vector point-spread function engineering
Michael R Beversluis, Lukas Novotny, and Stephan J. Stranick
Opt. Express 14, 2650
[PDF, 236 Kb]

Sub-surface Raman imaging with nanoscale resolution
Neil Anderson, Pascal Anger, Achim Hartschuh and Lukas Novotny
Nano Lett. 6, 744-749
[PDF, 380 Kb]

Near-field photonics: tip-enhanced microscopy and spectroscopy on the nanoscale
Neil Anderson, Alexandre Bouhelier and Lukas Novotny
J. of Optics A: Pure & Applied Optics, 8 S227
[PDF, 680 Kb]

Enhancement and quenching of single molecule fluorescence
Pascal Anger, Palash Bharadwaj, and Lukas Novotny
Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 113002
[PDF, 732 Kb]

Longitudinal anisotropy of the photoinduced molecular migration in azobenzene polymer films
Y. Gilbert, R. Bachelot, P. Royer, A. Bouhelier, G. P. Wiederrecht, and Lukas Novotny
Opt. Lett. 31, 613
[PDF, 255 Kb]

Real-time and background-free detection of nanoscale particles
Filipp V. Ignatovich and Lukas Novotny
Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 013901
[PDF, 268 Kb]

2005

Nanoscale optical imaging of excitons in single-walled carbon nanotubes
Achim Hartschuh, Huihong Qian, Alfred J. Meixner, Neil Anderson and Lukas Novotny
Nano Lett. 5, 2310
[PDF, 300 Kb]

A novel immobilization method for single protein spFRET studies
Prithwish Pal, John F. Lesoine, M. Andreas Lieb, Lukas Novotny, and Philip A. Knauf
Biophys. J. 89, L11-L13
[PDF, 156 Kb]

Near-field Raman microscopy
Neil Anderson, Achim Hartschuh and Lukas Novotny
Materials Today, May 2005, 50-54
[PDF, 495 Kb]
www.materialstoday.com

Nanoscale vibrational analysis of single-walled carbon nanotubes
Neil Anderson, Achim Hartschuh, Steve Cronin, and Lukas Novotny
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 2533-2537
[PDF, 216 Kb]

Near-field optical microscopy in the nanosciences Alexandre Bouhelier, Achim Hartschuh, and Lukas Novotny
in Microscopy for Nanotechnology, N. Yao and Z. L. Wang (eds.), 25-54, Kluwer Academic.

Single carbon nanotube optical spectroscopy
Achim Hartschuh, Hermenegildo N. Pedrosa, Jeffrey Peterson, Libai Huang, Pascal Anger, Huihong Qian, Alfred J. Meixner, Mathias Steiner, Lukas Novotny, and Todd D. Krauss
ChemPhysChem 6, 1-6
[PDF, 260 Kb]

2004

Near-field Raman spectroscopy of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes
Achim Hartschuh, Neil Anderson, and Lukas Novotny
Int. J. Nanosc. 3, 371-377
[PDF, 312 Kb]

Applications of field-enhanced near-field optical microscopy
Alexandre Bouhelier, Michael R. Beversluis, and Lukas Novotny
Ultramicroscopy 100, 413-419
[PDF, 468 Kb]

Tip-enhanced optical spectroscopy
Achim Hartschuh, Michael R. Beversluis, Alexandre Bouhelier, and Lukas Novotny
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A 362, 807-819
[PDF, 740 Kb]

Single molecule orientations determined by direct emission pattern imaging
M. Andreas Lieb, Jim Zavislan, and Lukas Novotny
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21, 1210-1215
[PDF, 733 Kb]

Near-field friction due to fluctuating fields
Jorge R. Zurita-Sanchez, Jean-Jacques Greffet, and Lukas Novotny
Phys. Rev. A 69, 022902
[PDF, 364 Kb]

2003

Characterization of nanoplasmonic structures by locally excited photoluminescence
Alexandre Bouhelier, Michael R. Beversluis, and Lukas Novotny
Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 5041-5043
[PDF, 300 Kb]

Experimental study of nanoparticle detection by optical gradient forces
Filipp Ignatovich and Lukas Novotny
Rev. Sci. Instr., 74, 5231-5235
[PDF, 304 Kb]

Continuum generation from single gold nanostructures through near-field mediated intraband transitions
Michael R. Beversluis, Alexandre Bouhelier, and Lukas Novotny
Physical Review B, 68, 115433
[PDF, 453 Kb]

Simultaneous fluorescence and Raman scattering from single carbon nanotubes
Achim Hartschuh, Hermeneglido N. Pedrosa, Lukas Novotny, and Todd D. Krauss
Science, 301, 1354
[PDF, 199 Kb]

Detection of nanoparticles using optical gradient forces
Filipp Ignatovich, Achim Hartschuh, and Lukas Novotny
Journal of Modern Optics, 50, 1509
[PDF, 211 Kb]

Near-field Raman spectroscopy using a sharp metal tip
Achim Hartschuh, Neil Anderson, and Lukas Novotny
Journal of Microscopy, 210, 234
[PDF, 277 Kb]

Plasmon coupled tip-enhanced near-field microscopy
Alexandre Bouhelier, Jan Renger, Michael R. Beversluis, and Lukas Novotny
Journal of Microscopy, 210, 220
[PDF, 163 Kb]

Near-Field Scattering of Longitudinal Fields
Alexandre Bouhelier, Michael Beversluis, and Lukas Novotny
Applied Physics Letters, 82, 4596
[PDF, 236 Kb]

Near-field second-harmonic generation induced by local field enhancement
A. Bouhelier, M. Beversluis, A. Hartschuh, and L. Novotny
Physical Review Letters, 90, 13903
[PDF, 632 Kb]

High-Resolution Near-field Raman Microscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Achim Hartschuh, Erik J. Sanchez, X. Sunney Xie, and Lukas Novotny
Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 95503
[PDF, 212 Kb]

2002

Near-field optical characterization of nanocomposite materials
L. Novotny
J. Am. Cer. Soc., 85, 1057-1060
[PDF, 382 Kb ]

Multipolar interband absorption in a semiconductor quantum dot: I. Electric quadripole enhancement
Jorge R. Zurita-Sanchez and Lukas Novotny
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 19, 1355
[PDF, 344 Kb ]

Multipolar interband absorption in a semiconductor quantum dot. II. Magnetic dipole enhancement
Jorge R. Zurita-Sanchez and Lukas Novotny
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 19, 2722
[PDF, 180 Kb ]

Immersion Lens Microscopy of Photonic Nanostructures and Quantum Dots
Bennett B. Goldberg, S. B. Ippolito, Lukas Novotny, Zhiheng Liu, and M. Selim Unluü
IEEE J. of selected topics in quantum electronics, 8, 1051
[PDF, 582 Kb]

2001

Probing confined fields with single molecules and vice versa
B. Sick, B. Hecht, U. P. Wild, and L. Novotny
Journal of Microscopy, vol. 202, pp. 365-374
[PDF, 387 Kb]

Near-field effects in single molecule emission
H. Gersen, M. F. Garcia-Parajo, L. Novotny, J. A. Veerman, L. Kuipers, and N. F. van Hulst
Journal of Microscopy, 202, 374-378
[PDF, 180 Kb ]

Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules
L. Novotny, M. R. Beversluis, K. S. Youngworth, and T. G. Brown
Physical Review Letters, 86, 5251-5254
[PDF, 780 Kb ]

Reflected image of a strongly focused spot
Lukas Novotny, Robert D. Grober, Khaled Karrai
Optics Letters, 26, 789-791
[PDF, 190 Kb ]

2000

Enhanced reflectivity contrast in confocal solid immersion lens microscopy
Khaled Karrai and Xaver Lorenz
Lukas Novotny
Applied Physics Letters 77, 3459-3461
[PDF, 235 Kb ]

Influencing the angular emission of a single molecule
H. Gersen, M. F. Garcia-Parajo, L. Novotny, J. A. Veerman, L. Kuipers, and N. F. van Hulst
Physical Review Letters, 85, 5312-5315
[PDF, 190 Kb ]

Forces in Optical Near-fields
L. Novotny
in Near-field Optics and Surface Plasmon Polaritons (S. Kawata, ed.),
Topics in Applied Physics 81, pp. 123--141, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2000.
[PDF, 190 Kb ]

Orientational Imaging of Single Molecules by Annular Illumination
B. Sick and B. Hecht
L. Novotny
Physical Review Letters, 85, 4482-4485
[PDF, 835 Kb ]

1999

Near-field optical spectroscopy based on the field enhancement at laser illuminated metal tips
L. Novotny, E. J. Sanchez, and X. S. Xie
Optics and Photonics News, December, 1999
[PDF, 190 Kb ]

Near-Field Fluorescence Microscopy Based on Two-Photon Excitation with Metal Tips
Erik J. Sanchez, Lukas Novotny, and X. Sunney Xie
Physical Review Letters, 82, 4014
[PDF, 302 Kb ]