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Optomechanics goes molecular

Nature Nanotechnology volume 11, pages 114–115 (2016)Cite this article

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A theoretical framework that interprets Raman scattering as an optomechanical process can be used to understand, and guide, experiments in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

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Figure 1: Cavity optomechanics in the classical and molecular regimes.

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  1. Mikołaj K. Schmidt and Javier Aizpurua are at the Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC-UPV/EHU) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain,

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Schmidt, M., Aizpurua, J. Optomechanics goes molecular. Nature Nanotech 11, 114–115 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.287

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