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76.


Fast quantitative single-molecule detection at ultralow concentrations
P. Haas, P. Then, A. Wild, W. Grange, S. Zorman, M. Hegner, M. Calame, U. Aebi, J. Flammer & B. Hecht
Anal. Chem. 82, 6299 - 6302 (2010) & supporting information
75.


Ultrafast splitters and switches on subwavelength plasmonic waveguides
A. Reiserer, J.-S. Huang, B. Hecht & T. Brixner
Optics Express,18, 11810 - 11820 (2010)
74.



Atomically flat single-crystalline gold nanostructures for plasmonic nanocircuitry
J.-S. Huang, V. Callegari, P. Geisler, C. Brüning, J. Kern, J.C. Prangsma, P. Weinmann, M. Kamp, A. Forchel,
P. Biagioni, U. Sennhauser & B. Hecht
submitted (2010)
73.


Mode imaging and selection in strongly coupled nanoantennas
J.-S. Huang, J. Kern, P. Geisler, P. Weinmann, M. Kamp, A. Forchel, P. Biagioni & B. Hecht
Nano Lett. 10, 2105–2110 (2010)
arXiv:1002.3887v1
72.



Near-field polarization shaping by a near-resonant plasmonic cross antenna
P. Biagioni, M. Savoini, J.-S. Huang, L. Duo, M. Finazzi, & B. Hecht
Phys. Rev. B 80, 153409 (2009)
selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology
71.




Dependence of the two-photon photoluminescence yield of gold nanostructures on the laser pulse duration
P. Biagioni, M. Celebrano, M. Savoini, G. Grancini, D. Brida, G. Cerullo, S. Matefi-Tempfli, M. Matefi-Tempfli,
B. Hecht, G. Cerullo, M. Finazzi
Phys. Rev. B 80, 045411 (2009)
selected for the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science
70.



Cross resonant optical antenna
P. Biagioni, J.S. Huang, L. Duo, M. Finazzi, B. Hecht
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 256801 (2009)
selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology
69.





Deterministic spatio-temporal control of nano-optical fields in optical antennas and nano transmission lines
J.S. Huang, D.V. Voronine, P. Tuchscherer, T. Brixner, B. Hecht
Phys. Rev. B 79, 195441 (2009)
selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology
and the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science
arXiv:0807.3676
68.


Impedance matching and emission properties of optical antennas in a nanophotonic circuit
J.-S. Huang, T. Feichtner, P. Biagioni, B. Hecht
Nanoletters 9(5), 1897 - 1902 (2009)
67.


Detection of transient events in the presence of background noise
W. Grange, P. Haas, A. Wild, M.A. Wild, M. Calame, M. Hegner, B. Hecht
J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 7140 (2008)
66.



A simple method for producing flattened atomic force microscopy tips
P. Biagioni, J.N. Farahani, P. Mühlschlegel, H.-J. Eisler, D.W. Pohl, and B. Hecht
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 016103 (2008)
see also news item http://nanotechweb.org
65.


Bow-tie optical antenna probes for single-emitter scanning near-field optical microscopy
J.N. Farahani, H.-J. Eisler, D.W. Pohl, M. Pavius, Ph. Flückiger, Ph. Gasser, and B. Hecht
Nanotechnology 18, 125506 (2007)
64.



Absorption and fluorescence of single molecules
J. Y. P. Butter, B. Hecht, B. R. Crenshaw, and C. Weder
J. Chem. Phys. 125, 154710 (2006)
selected for the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research
63.


Prospects of Resonant Optical Antennas for Nano-Analysis
B. Hecht, P. Mühlschlegel, J. N. Farahani, H.-J. Eisler, D. W. Pohl, O. J. F. Martin, and P. Biagioni
CHIMIA 60, 765 (2006)
62.


Fast determination of saturation intensity and maximum emission rate by single-emitter imaging
J. Y. P. Butter and B. Hecht
Optics Express 14 , 9350-9357 (2006)
61.


Single Hepatitis-B virus core capsid binding to individual nuclear pore complexes in HeLa cells.
Y. Lill, M. Lill, B. Fahrenkrog, K. Schwarz-Herion, S. Paulillo U. Aebi, and B. Hecht
Biophys. J. 91, 3123-3130 (2006)
60.



Stark-shift microscopy
S. Karotke, A. Lieb and B. Hecht
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 023106 (2006)
selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
59.


Aperture scanning near-field optical microscopy and spectroscopy of single terrylene molecules at 1.8 K
J. Y. P. Butter and B. Hecht
Nanotechnology 17, 1547-1550 (2006)
58.




Resorcin[4]arene Cavitand-Based Molecular Switches: Switching Mechanisms, Monolayer Investigations, Molecular Recognition, and Large Multinanometer-Sized Expansion/Contraction Motions.
V.A. Azov, A. Beeby, M. Cacciarini, A. G. Cheetham, F. Diederich,* M. Frei, J. K. Gimzewski, V. Gramlich, B. Hecht, B. Jaun, T. Latychevskaia, A. Lieb, Y. Lill, F. Marotti, A. Schlegel, R. R. Schlittler, P. J. Skinner, P. Seiler, Y. Yamakoshi
Adv. Funct. Mater. 16, 147-156 (2006).
57.


Single-Molecule Spectroscopy of Uniaxially Oriented Terrylene in Polyethylene
J.Y.P. Butter 1, B.R. Crenshaw, C. Weder, B. Hecht
Chem. Phys. Chem. 7, 261-265 (2006)
56.



Glue-free tuning fork shearforce microscope
P. Mühlschlegel, J. Toquant, D. W. Pohl, and B. Hecht
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 016105 (2006)
selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
55.


Optische Antennen
B. Hecht, H.-J. Eisler, D.W. Pohl, O.J.F. Martin
Physik in unserer Zeit 36, 209-210 (2005).
54.



Kinetics of the initial steps of G protein-coupled receptor-mediated cellular signaling revealed by single-molecule imaging
Y. Lill, K.L. Martinez, M.A. Lill, B.H. Meyer, H. Vogel, B. Hecht
Chem. Phys. Chem. 6, 1633-1640 (2005)
53.


Single quantum dot coupled to a scanning optical antenna: A tunable super-emitter
J. Farahani, H.-J. Eisler, D.W. Pohl, and B. Hecht
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95 (2005) 017402.
52.


Resonant optical antennas
P. Mühlschlegel, H.-J. Eisler, B. Hecht and D.W. Pohl
Science 308 (2005) 1607-1609.
51.


Excitation and superfocusing of surface plasmon polaritons on a silver-coated optical fiber tip
N.A. Janunts, K.S. Baghdasaryan, Kh.V. Nerkararyan and B. Hecht
Optics Commun. 253, 118-124 (2005).
50.


Nano-optics with single quantum systems: One contribution of 13 to a Theme 'Nano-optics and near-field microscopy
B. Hecht
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A 362 (2004) 881-899.
49.


Single dye molecules in an oxygen-depleted environment as photostable organic triggered single-photon sources
Y. Lill and B. Hecht
Appl. Phys. Lett. 84 (2004) 1665-1667.
48.



Synthesis and conformational switching of partially and differentially bridged resorcin[4]arenes
bearing fluorescent dye labels - Preliminary communication -
V.A. Azov, F. Diederich, Y. Lill, B. Hecht
Helv. Chim. Acta 86 (6) (2003) 2149-2155.
47.


Three-dimensional optical polarization tomography of single molecules
M. Prummer, B. Sick, B. Hecht, and U. P. Wild
J. Chem. Phys. 118 (2003) 9824-9829.
46.


Single-molecule near-field optical energy transfer microscopy with dielectric tips
W. Trabsinger, A. Kramer, M. Kreiter, B. Hecht, and U. P. Wild
J. Microscopy 209 (2003) 249-253.
45.


Orientation-dependent lifetime of single dye molecules at a dielectric interface
M. Kreiter, M. Prummer, B. Hecht and U.P. Wild
J. Chem. Phys. 117 (2002) 9430-9433.
44.



Fabricating arrays of single proteins on glass using microcontact printing
J. P. Renault, A. Bernard, A. Bietsch, B. Michel, H. R. Bosshard, E. Delamarche,
M. Kreiter, B. Hecht, and U. P. Wild
J. Phys. Chem. B, 107(3) (2003) 703-711.
43.


A cryogenic scanning near-field optical microscope with shearforce gapwidth control
A. Kramer, J.-M. Segura, A. Hunkeler, A. Renn, and B. Hecht
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 73 (2002) 2937-2941.
42.


Continuous realtime measurement of fluorescence lifetimes
W. Trabesinger, C.G. Hübner, B. Hecht and U.P. Wild
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 73 (2002) 3122-3124.
41.


Single-molecule near-field optical energy transfer microscopy
W. Trabesinger, A. Kramer, M. Kreiter, B. Hecht and U.P. Wild
Appl. Phys. Lett. 81 (2002) 2118-2120.
40.


Photon statistics in single-molecule fluorescence at room temperature
L. Fleury, J.M. Segura, G. Zumofen, B. Hecht, and U.P. Wild
J. of Luminescence 94 (2001) 805-809.
39.


Optical near-field enhancement at a metal tip probed by a single fluorophore
A. Kramer, W. Trabesinger, B. Hecht and U.P. Wild
Appl. Phys. Lett. 80 (2002) 1652-1654.
38.


Molecular Rearrangements observed by Single-Molecule Microscopy
W. Trabesinger, A. Renn, B. Hecht, U.P. Wild, A. Montali, P. Smith, Ch. Weder
Synthetic Metals 124 (2001) 113-115.
37.


Probing confined fields with single molecules and vice versa
B. Sick, B. Hecht, U.P. Wild, L. Novotny
J. Microscopy 202 (2001) 365-374.
36.


Phase behavior and anisotropic optical properties of photoluminescent polarizers
A. Montali, A.R.A. Palmans, M. Eglin, C. Weder, P. Smith, W. Trabesinger, A. Renn, B. Hecht, U.P.  Wild
Macromol. Symp.154 (2000) 105-116.
35.


Optical microscopy of single ions and morphological inhomogeneities in samarium-doped CaF2 thin films
R. Rodrigues-Herzog, F. Trotta, H. Bill, J.-M. Segura, B. Hecht, U.P. Wild, H.J. Güntherodt
Phys. Rev. B 62 (2000) 11163-11169.
34.


Statistical analysis of single-molecule colocalization assays
W. Trabesinger, B. Hecht, U.P. Wild, G.J. Schütz, H.J. Schindler and T. Schmidt
Anal. Chem. 73 (2001) 1100-1105.
33.


Tip-induced spectral dynamics of single molecules
J.-M. Segura, G. Zumofen, A. Renn, B. Hecht, and U.P. Wild
Chem. Phys. Lett. 340 (2001) 77-82.
32.


Orientational imaging of single molecules by annular illumination
B. Sick, B. Hecht and L. Novotny
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 (2000) 4482.
31.


Single-molecule identification by spectrally and time-resolved fluorescence detection
M. Prummer, C. Hübner, B. Sick, B. Hecht, A. Renn and U.P. Wild
Anal. Chem. 72 (2000) 443. (accelerated article)
30.


Scanning near-field optical microscopy with aperture probes: Fundamentals and applications
B. Hecht, B. Sick, U.P. Wild, V. Deckert, R. Zenobi, O.J.F. Martin and D.W. Pohl
J. Chem. Phys. 112(18) (2000) 7761-7774.
29.


A sample-scanning confocal optical microscope for cryogenic operation
J.-M. Segura, A. Renn, and B. Hecht
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 71(4) (2000) 1706.
28.


Single-Molecule Imaging Revealing the Deformation-Induced Formation of a Molecular Polymer Blend
W. Trabesinger, A. Renn, B. Hecht, U.P. Wild, A. Montali, P. Smith, C. Weder
J. Phys. Chem. B 104 (2000) 5221.
27.


Non-classical photon statistics in single-molecule fluorescence at room temperature
L. Fleury, J.M. Segura, G. Zumofen, B. Hecht, and U.P. Wild
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84(6) (2000) 1148.
26.


High-quality Near-Field Optical Probes by tube etching
R. Stöckle, Ch. Fokas, V. Deckert, R. Zenobi, B. Sick, B. Hecht, and U.P. Wild
Appl. Phys. Lett. 75(2) (1999) 160-162.
25.



High Photo-stability of Single Molecules in an Organic Crystal at Room Temperature 
observed by Scanning Confocal Optical Microscopy
L. Fleury, B. Sick, G. Zumofen, B. Hecht, and U.P. Wild
Mol. Phys. 95(6) (1998) 1333-1338. 
24.


Einzelne Moleküle im Brennpunkt
B. Hecht, B. Sick und U.P. Wild
Bulletin ETHZ 269 (1998) 44-47.
23.


Influence of Detection Conditions on Near-field Optical Imaging
B. Hecht, H. Bielefeldt, L. Novotny, H. Heinzelmann, and D.W. Pohl
J. Appl. Phys. 84(11) (1998) 5873-5882.
22.


Implications to high resolution in near-field optical microscopy
L. Novotny, B. Hecht and D.W. Pohl
Ultramicroscopy 71 (1998) 341-344. 
21.


"Optical Microscopy in the Nano-World''
D.W. Pohl et al.
Chimia 51(10) (1997) 760-767. 
20.




"Quo Vadis, Near-Field Optics?''
D.W. Pohl, B. Hecht and H. Heinzelmann
Proceedings of the Nato Forum on "Nanoscale Science and Technology"
N. Garcia , M. Nieto-Vesperinas, and H. Rohrer (eds.), Toledo, Spain, 11-16 May 1997 
NATO ASI Series E: Applied Sciences 348 (1998) 175 (Kluwer Academic Publishers). 
19.


Interference of locally excited surface plasmons
L. Novotny, B. Hecht and D.W. Pohl
J. Appl. Phys. 81(4) (1997) 1798-1806. 
18.


Facts and Artifacts in Near-Field Optical Microscopy
B. Hecht, H. Bielefeldt, Y. Inouye, L. Novotny, and D.W. Pohl
J. Appl. Phys. 81(6) (1997) 2492-2498. 
17.


Local Excitation, Scattering, and Interference of Surface Plasmons
B. Hecht, H. Bielefeldt, L. Novotny, Y. Inouye and D. W. Pohl 
Phys. Rev. Lett. 77(9) (1996) 1889-1892.
16.


Radiation Coupling and Image Formation in Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
D.W. Pohl, L. Novotny, B. Hecht, and H. Heinzelmann
Thin Solid Films 273 (1996) 161-167. 
15.


Instrumental Developments and Recent Experiments in Near-Field Optical Microscopy
H. Heinzelmann, Th. Lacoste, Th. Huser, H.J. Güntherodt, B. Hecht, and D.W. Pohl
Thin Solid Films 273 (1996) 149-153.
14.




"Local Excitation of Surface Plasmons by TNOM''
B. Hecht, D.W. Pohl, and L. Novotny
in Optics at the Nanometer Scale: Imaging and Storing with Photonic Near Fields,
edited by M. Nieto-Vesperinas and N. Garcia
NATO ASI Series E 319, Kluwer, Dordrecht (1996) 151-161. 
13.


Piezoresistive Cantilevers as Optical Sensors for Scanning Near-Field Microscopy
P. Bauer, B. Hecht, and C. Rossel
Ultramicroscopy 61(1-4) (1995) 127-130. 
12.


`Tunnel' Near-Field Optical Microscopy:TNOM-2
B. Hecht, D. Pohl, H. Heinzelmann, and L. Novotny
Ultramicroscopy 61(1-4)(1995) 99-104. 
11.


Light Confinement in Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
L. Novotny, D.W. Pohl, and B. Hecht
Ultramicroscopy 61(1-4)(1995) 1-9. 
10.


Scanning Near-Field Optical Probe with Ultrasmall Spot Size
L. Novotny, D.W. Pohl, and B. Hecht
Optics Letters 20(9) (1995) 970-972. 
9.



Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy in Basel, Rüschlikon and Zürich
H. Heinzelmann, Th. Huser, Th. Lacoste, H.-J. Guentherodt, D.W. Pohl, B. Hecht, 
L. Novotny, O.J.F. Martin, Ch. Hafner, H. Baggenstos, U.P. Wild, and A. Renn
Optical Engineering 34(8) (1995) 2441-2545. 
8.



"Tunnel Near-Field Optical Microscopy:TNOM-2''
B. Hecht, D.W. Pohl, H. Heinzelmann, and L. Novotny
in Near-Field Optics, edited by M.A. Paesler and P.J. Moyer
Vol. 2535 (SPIE, Bellingham, 1995) 61-68. 
7.



" `Tunnel' Near-Field Optical Microscopy:TNOM-2''
B. Hecht, D.W. Pohl, H. Heinzelmann, and L. Novotny
in Photons and Local Probes, edited by O. Marti and R. Möller
(Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1995) 93-107. 
6.


"Forbidden Light Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy''
H. Heinzelmann, B. Hecht, L. Novotny,and D.W. Pohl
J. Microscopy 177 (1995) 115-118. 
5.


Combined Aperture SNOM/PSTM: TheBest of Both Worlds?
B. Hecht, H. Heinzelmann, and D.W. Pohl
Ultramicroscopy 57(2/3) (1995) 228-234. 
4.


Near-Field Optical Spectroscopy of Individual Molecules in Solids
W. E. Moerner, T. Plakhotnik, T. Irngartinger, U. P. Wild, D. W. Pohl, B. Hecht
Phys. Rev. Lett. 73(20) (1994) 2764-2767.
3.


"Near-field optical microscope''
B. Hecht and H. Heinzelmann and L. Novotny and D. W. Pohl
Europ. Patent Application, Internat. Publication Nr. WO 95/10060 (1993) 
2.




"Direct Measurement of the Field Enhancement Caused by Surface Plasmons 
with the Scanning Tunneling Optical Microscope''
H. Bielefeldt, B. Hecht, S. Herminghaus, J. Mlynek, and O. Marti
in Near Field Optics, edited by D.W. Pohl and D. Courjon
NATO ASI Series 242 (Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1993) 281-286. 
1.


Near-Field Optical Measurement of the Surface Plasmon Field'
O. Marti, H. Bielefeldt, B. Hecht, S.Herminghaus, P. Leiderer, and J. Mlynek
Optics Commun. 96 (1993) 225-228.