Abstract

Is it possible to form an image using light produced by stimulated emission? Here we study light scatter off an assembly of excited chromophores. Due to the Optical Theorem, stimulated emission is necessarily accompanied by excited state Rayleigh scattering. Both processes can be used to form images, though they have different dependencies on scattering direction, wavelength and chromophore configuration. Our results suggest several new approaches to optical imaging using fluorophore excited states.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2021
Volume
125
Number of Pages
10667-10676
DOI
10.1021/acs.jpca.1c07713
Journal
Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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