title: Improving the radiative decay rate for dye molecules with hyperbolic metamaterials.
abstract: We directly demonstrate an improvement in the radiative decay rate of dye molecules near multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials (HMMs). Our comprehensive study shows a radiative decay rate for rhodamine 800 (Rh800) that is several times higher due to the use of HMM samples as compared to dielectric substrates. This is also the first experimental demonstration that multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials provide an increase in the radiative decay rate relative to those from either thin or thick gold films.
authors.affiliation: Birck Nanotechnology Center and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Drachev
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boltasseva
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Narimanov
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Shalaev
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D006207:Half-Life; D007700:Kinetics; D008420:Manufactured Materials
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents