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  • 2015 - OSA Fellows Vahid Sandoghdar Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany For pioneering work in the field of nano-quantum-optics through the elegant combination of concepts from quantum optics, single-molecule spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy and plasmonics.

Overview

Vahid Sandoghdar is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Germany. Their research spans several main fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering. Within these, they have substantial contributions to subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biophysics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research covers various specialized topics that include:

  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Digital Holography and Microscopy
  • Near-Field Optical Microscopy
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies

Sandoghdar's recent research papers highlight a focus on high-resolution imaging, quantum optics, and nanoparticle analysis. Notable publications include:

  • "Sub-nanometre resolution in single-molecule photoluminescence imaging," 2020, Nature Photonics
  • "Roadmap on quantum light spectroscopy," 2020, Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
  • "Precision size and refractive index analysis of weakly scattering nanoparticles in polydispersions," 2022, Nature Methods
  • "Point spread function in interferometric scattering microscopy (iSCAT). Part I: aberrations in defocusing and axial localization," 2020, Optics Express
  • "Single-Molecule Vacuum Rabi Splitting: Four-Wave Mixing and Optical Switching at the Single-Photon Level," 2021, Physical Review Letters

Their frequent co-authors include Stephan Götzinger, Anna Kashkanova, Tobias Utikal, Alexey Shkarin, and Reza Gholami Mahmoodabadi. The collaboration with these researchers spans multiple papers, indicating ongoing partnerships in related scientific domains.

Sandoghdar has published extensively in prominent venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • ACS Nano
  • Nature Communications

In 2015, they were recognized as an OSA Fellow for contributions to nano-quantum-optics. This recognition cited their work combining concepts from quantum optics, single-molecule spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy, and plasmonics.

Best Publications

  • Enhancement of single-molecule fluorescence using a gold nanoparticle as an optical nanoantenna.

    Sergei Kühn;Ulf Håkanson;Lavinia Rogobete;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Very low threshold whispering-gallery-mode microsphere laser.

    V V Sandoghdar;F Treussart;J Hare;V V Lefèvre-Seguin

  • Detection and spectroscopy of gold nanoparticles using supercontinuum white light confocal microscopy

    Klas Lindfors;Thomas Kalkbrenner;Patrick Stoller;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Measurement of the Casimir-Polder force.

    CI Sukenik;MG Boshier;D Cho;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Nanometer resolution and coherent optical dipole coupling of two individual molecules.

    C Hettich;C Schmitt;J Zitzmann;S Kuhn

  • Direct printing of nanostructures by electrostatic autofocussing of ink nanodroplets

    Patrick Galliker;Julian Schneider;Hadi Eghlidi;Sascha Kress

  • A single-molecule optical transistor

    J. Hwang;M. Pototschnig;R. Lettow;G. Zumofen

  • High-speed nanoscopic tracking of the position and orientation of a single virus.

    Philipp Kukura;Helge Ewers;Christian Müller;Alois Renn

  • Splitting of high-Q Mie modes induced by light backscattering in silica microspheres

    D.S. Weiss;Vahid Sandoghdar;J. Hare;V. Lefèvre-Seguin

  • Efficient coupling of photons to a single molecule and the observation of its resonance fluorescence

    G. Wrigge;I. Gerhardt;I. Gerhardt;J. Hwang;G. Zumofen

  • Optical microscopy using a single-molecule light source

    Jens Michaelis;C. Hettich;Jurgen Mlynek;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • A planar dielectric antenna for directional single-photon emission and near-unity collection efficiency

    K. G. Lee;X. W. Chen;H. Eghlidi;P. Kukura

  • A single gold particle as a probe for apertureless scanning near‐field optical microscopy

    T Kalkbrenner;M Ramstein;J Mlynek;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Controlled coupling of counterpropagating whispering-gallery modes by a single Rayleigh scatterer: a classical problem in a quantum optical light.

    A. Mazzei;Stephan Götzinger;L. de S. Menezes;G. Zumofen

  • Direct optical sensing of single unlabelled proteins and super-resolution imaging of their binding sites.

    Marek Piliarik;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Design of plasmonic nanoantennae for enhancing spontaneous emission.

    Lavinia Rogobete;Franziska Kaminski;Mario Agio;Vahid Sandoghdar

  • Direct measurement of the van der Waals interaction between an atom and its images in a micron-sized cavity.

    V. Sandoghdar;C. I. Sukenik;E. A. Hinds;Serge Haroche;Serge Haroche

  • Highly directional emission from photonic crystal waveguides of subwavelength width.

    P Kramper;M Agio;CM Soukoulis;A Birner

  • Interferometric optical detection and tracking of very small gold nanoparticles at a water-glass interface

    Volker Jacobsen;Patrick Stoller;Christian Brunner;Viola Vogel

  • Geometry-induced electrostatic trapping of nanometric objects in a fluid

    Madhavi Krishnan;Nassiredin Mojarad;Philipp Kukura;Philipp Kukura;Vahid Sandoghdar

Frequent Co-Authors

Philipp Kukura
Philipp Kukura University of Oxford
Ralf B. Wehrspohn
Ralf B. Wehrspohn Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Maria Kafesaki
Maria Kafesaki University of Crete
Costas M. Soukoulis
Costas M. Soukoulis Iowa State University
Ulrich Gösele
Ulrich Gösele Max Planck Society
Silke Christiansen
Silke Christiansen Fraunhofer Society
Jean-Michel Raimond
Jean-Michel Raimond Collège de France
Serge Haroche
Serge Haroche Collège de France
Jonathan Knight
Jonathan Knight University of Bath
Jennifer A. Hollingsworth
Jennifer A. Hollingsworth Los Alamos National Laboratory

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