title: Molecular fluorescence in the vicinity of a gradient-index medium
abstract: The problem of molecular fluorescence in the vicinity of a gradient-index medium is studied theoretically through classical modeling of a radiating dipole. A previously developed formulation involving the Green dyadic for an inhomogeneous medium is applied to the present problem. Normalized lifetimes for the admolecules are calculated and compared with those for a homogeneous medium. The results are illustrated by numerical examples assuming certain simple forms for the index profile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Portland State University, Oregon 97207-0751, USA.
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cohen