title: Emission Properties of Fluorescent Nanoparticles Determined by Their Optical Environment.
abstract: The emission rate of a radiating dipole within a nanoparticle is crucially dependent on its surrounding refractive index environment. In this manuscript, we present numerical results on how the emission rates are affected for nanoparticles in a homogenous and substrate environment. These results are general, applicable to any refractive index distribution and emitter.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. kelvinc@student.unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Kelvin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. snjezana.thanic@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Snjezana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomljenovic-Hanic
keywords: emission rate; fluorescence; nanoparticles