Optical antennas are nanostructures designed to manipulate light-matter interactions by interfacing propagating light with localized optical fields. In recent years, numerous devices have been realized to efficiently tailor the absorption and/or emission rates of fluorophores. By contrast, modifying the spatial characteristics of their radiation fields remains challenging. Successful phased array nanoantenna designs have required the organization of several elements over a footprint comparable to the operating wavelength. Here, we report unidirectional emission of a single fluorophore using an ultracompact optical antenna. The design consists of two side-by-side gold nanorods self-assembled via DNA origami, which also controls the positioning of the single-fluorophore. Our results show that when a single fluorescent molecule is positioned at the tip of one nanorod and emits at a frequency capable of driving the antenna in the antiphase mode, unidirectional emission with a forward to backward ratio of up to 9.9 dB can be achieved.
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