Nanophotonic control of the Förster resonance energy transfer efficiency

Christian Blum; Niels Zijlstra; Ad Lagendijk; Martijn Wubs; Allard P Mosk; Vinod Subramaniam; Willem L Vos

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.203601

Nanophotonic control of the Förster resonance energy transfer efficiency

Christian Blum, Niels Zijlstra, Ad Lagendijk, Martijn Wubs, Allard P Mosk, Vinod Subramaniam, Willem L Vos

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We have studied the influence of the local density of optical states (LDOS) on the rate and efficiency of Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from a donor to an acceptor. The donors and acceptors are dye molecules that are separated by a short strand of double-stranded DNA. The LDOS is controlled by carefully positioning the FRET pairs near a mirror. We find that the energy transfer efficiency changes with LDOS, and that, in agreement with theory, the energy transfer rate is independent of the LDOS, which allows one to quantitatively control FRET systems in a new way. Our results imply a change in the characteristic Förster distance, in contrast to common lore that this distance is fixed for a given FRET pair.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	203601
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	109
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.203601
Publication status	Published - 16 Nov 2012

Keywords

DNA
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
Fluorescent Dyes
Optics and Photonics
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Thermodynamics
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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