Single-molecule characterization from the perspective of optics, photonics, and optoelectronics: a review

Qinghua Gao; Zhizhuo Zhang; Cong Zhao; Zexiang Wang; Yani Huo; Dong Xiang; Chuancheng Jia; Xuefeng Guo

doi:10.1117/1.AP.6.6.064002

Advanced Photonics, Volume. 6, Issue 6, 064002(2024)

Single-molecule characterization from the perspective of optics, photonics, and optoelectronics: a review

Qinghua Gao¹, Zhizhuo Zhang¹, Cong Zhao¹, Zexiang Wang¹, Yani Huo¹, Dong Xiang^1、*, Chuancheng Jia^1、*, and Xuefeng Guo^1,2、*

Author Affiliations

¹Nankai University, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Institute of Modern Optics, Center of Single-Molecule Sciences, Tianjin, China

²Peking University, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, National Biomedical Imaging Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, China

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Received: Jul. 20, 2024

Accepted: Nov. 7, 2024

Published Online: Dec. 2, 2024

The Author Email: Xiang Dong (xiangdongde@nankai.edu.cn), Jia Chuancheng (jiacc@nankai.edu.cn), Guo Xuefeng (guoxf@pku.edu.cn)

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