Antenna Impedance for FRET: A Theoretical and Experimental Framework for Studying Dipole-Dipole Interactions with Microwave Antennas

Kaizad Rustomji, Redha Abdeddaim, Marc Dubois, Boris Kuhlmey, C. Martijn De Sterke, Jérôme Wenger, Stefan Enoch

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Abstract

Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is the near-field excitation exchange between a donor in the excited state and an acceptor in ground state [1], and is mediated by dipole-dipole interactions. FRET is extremely sensitive to donor-acceptor distance and dipole orientations, and also depends on the electromagnetic environment [2]. Thus optical frequency experiments of FRET are intricate and energy transfer is deduced indirectly from changes in decay rates of participating emitters [3]. Here we present a novel theoretical and experimental framework unifying the formalisms of dipole-dipole interaction between quantum optics and microwave antenna engineering [4], allowing us to perform FRET measurements at microwave frequencies, using donor and acceptor antennas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019
PublisherOSA - The Optical Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781728104690
ISBN (Print)9781728104690
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 23 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
VolumePart F143-EQEC 2019

Conference

Conference2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period23/06/1927/06/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Spectroscopy
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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