T. Ha, . Th, D. S. Enderle, P. R. Chemla, S. Selvin et al., Single Molecule Dynamics Studied by Polarization Modulation, Physical Review Letters, vol.77, issue.19, p.3979, 1996.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.3979

S. Nie, D. T. Chiu, and R. N. Zare, Probing individual molecules with confocal fluorescence microscopy, Science, vol.266, issue.5187, p.1018, 1994.
DOI : 10.1126/science.7973650

J. K. Trautman and J. J. Macklin, Time-resolved spectroscopy of single molecules using near-field and far-field optics, Chemical Physics, vol.205, issue.1-2, p.221, 1996.
DOI : 10.1016/0301-0104(95)00391-6

E. Betzig and J. Chichester, Single Molecules Observed by Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy, Science, vol.262, issue.5138, p.1422, 1993.
DOI : 10.1126/science.262.5138.1422

M. Orrit and J. Bernard, -terphenyl crystal, Physical Review Letters, vol.65, issue.21, p.2716, 1990.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.2716
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/jpa-00209976

W. Trabesinger, A. Renn, B. Hecht, U. P. Wild, A. Montali et al., Single-Molecule Imaging Revealing the Deformation-Induced Formation of a Molecular Polymer Blend, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.104, issue.22, p.5221, 2000.
DOI : 10.1021/jp000213a

J. N. Forkey, M. E. Quinlan, M. A. Shaw, J. E. Corrie, and Y. E. Goldman, Three-dimensional structural dynamics of myosin V by single-molecule fluorescence polarization, Nature, vol.298, issue.6930, p.399, 2003.
DOI : 10.1083/jcb.200208172

E. Toprak, J. Enderlein, S. Syed, S. A. Mckinney, R. G. Petschek et al., Defocused orientation and position imaging (DOPI) of myosin V, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol.103, issue.17, p.6495, 2006.
DOI : 10.1073/pnas.0507134103

X. Brokmann, M. Ehrensperger, J. Hermier, A. Triller, and M. Dahan, Orientational imaging and tracking of single CdSe nanocrystals by defocused microscopy, Orientational Imaging and Tracking of Single CdSe Nanocrystals by Defocused Microscopy, p.210, 2005.
DOI : 10.1016/j.cplett.2005.03.007

J. J. Macklin, J. K. Trautman, T. D. Harris, and L. E. Brus, Imaging and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Single Molecules at an Interface, Science, vol.272, issue.5259, p.255, 1996.
DOI : 10.1126/science.272.5259.255

C. Vion, P. Spinicelli, L. Coolen, C. Barthou, J. Frigerio et al., Controlled modification of single colloidal CdSe/ZnS nanocrystal fluorescence through interactions with a gold surface, Optics Express, vol.18, issue.7, p.7440, 2010.
DOI : 10.1364/OE.18.007440
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00482758

P. Bharadwaj, B. Deutsch, and L. Novotny, Optical Antennas, Optical Antennas, p.438, 2009.
DOI : 10.1364/AOP.1.000438

C. Belacel, B. Habert, F. Bigourdan, F. Marquier, J. Hugonin et al., Controlling Spontaneous Emission with Plasmonic Optical Patch Antennas, Nano Letters, vol.13, issue.4, p.1516, 2013.
DOI : 10.1021/nl3046602
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00821543

A. Badolato, K. Hennessy, M. Atatüre, J. Dreiser, E. Hu et al., Deterministic Coupling of Single Quantum Dots to Single Nanocavity Modes, Deterministic Coupling of Single Quantum Dots to Single Nanocavity Modes, p.1158, 2005.
DOI : 10.1126/science.1109815

O. Gazzano, S. Michaelis-de-vasconcellos, K. Gauthron, C. Symonds, J. Bloch et al., Evidence for Confined Tamm Plasmon Modes under Metallic Microdisks and Application to the Control of Spontaneous Optical Emission, Physical Review Letters, vol.107, issue.24, p.247402, 2011.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.247402

K. Hennessy, C. Högerle, E. Hu, A. Badolato, and A. Imamo?lu, Tuning photonic nanocavities by atomic force microscope nano-oxidation, Applied Physics Letters, vol.89, issue.4, p.41118, 2006.
DOI : 10.1063/1.2236954

T. Ha, T. A. Laurence, D. S. Chemla, and S. Weiss, Polarization Spectroscopy of Single Fluorescent Molecules, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.103, issue.33, p.6839, 1999.
DOI : 10.1021/jp990948j

F. Güttler, M. Croci, A. Renn, and U. P. Wild, Single molecule polarization spectroscopy: pentacene in p-terphenyl, Chemical Physics, vol.211, issue.1-3, p.421, 1996.
DOI : 10.1016/0301-0104(96)00250-9

M. A. Lieb and A. J. Meixner, A high numerical aperture parabolic mirror as imaging device for confocal microscopy, Optics Express, vol.8, issue.7, p.458, 2001.
DOI : 10.1364/OE.8.000458.m003

L. Novotny, M. R. Beversluis, K. S. Youngworth, and T. G. Brown, Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules, Physical Review Letters, vol.86, issue.23, p.5251, 2001.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.5251

B. Sick, B. Hecht, and L. Novotny, Orientational Imaging of Single Molecules by Annular Illumination, Physical Review Letters, vol.85, issue.21, p.4482, 2000.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.4482

R. M. Dickson, D. J. Norris, and W. E. Moerner, Simultaneous Imaging of Individual Molecules Aligned Both Parallel and Perpendicular to the Optic Axis, Physical Review Letters, vol.81, issue.24, p.5322, 1998.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.5322

H. Ishitobi, I. Nakamura, Z. Sekkat, and S. Kawata, Orientational Imaging of Single Molecules by Using Azimuthal and Radial Polarizations, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.114, issue.8, p.2565, 2010.
DOI : 10.1021/jp905719b

R. Pariser, Theory of the Electronic Spectra and Structure of the Polyacenes and of Alternant Hydrocarbons, The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol.24, issue.2, p.250, 1956.
DOI : 10.1063/1.1742461

A. I. Chizhik, A. M. Chizhik, D. Khoptyar, S. Bär, and A. J. Meixner, Excitation Isotropy of Single CdSe/ZnS Nanocrystals, Nano Letters, vol.11, issue.3, p.1131, 2011.
DOI : 10.1021/nl1040385

S. A. Empedocles, R. Neuhauser, and M. G. Bawendi, Three-Dimensional Orientation Measurements of Symmetric Single Chromophores Using Polarization Microscopy, Nature, vol.399, p.126, 1999.

I. Chung, K. T. Shimizu, and M. G. Bawendi, Room temperature measurements of the 3D orientation of single CdSe quantum dots using polarization microscopy, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol.100, issue.2, p.405, 2003.
DOI : 10.1073/pnas.0133507100

X. Brokmann, L. Coolen, M. Dahan, and J. Hermier, Measurement of the Radiative and Nonradiative Decay Rates of Single CdSe Nanocrystals through a Controlled Modification of their Spontaneous Emission, Physical Review Letters, vol.93, issue.10, p.107403, 2004.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.107403

J. Jasny and J. Sepiol, Single molecules observed by immersion mirror objective. A novel method of finding the orientation of a radiating dipole, Chemical Physics Letters, vol.273, issue.5-6, p.439, 1997.
DOI : 10.1016/S0009-2614(97)00621-0

A. P. Bartko and R. M. Dickson, Imaging Three-Dimensional Single Molecule Orientations, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.103, issue.51, p.11237, 1999.
DOI : 10.1021/jp993364q

M. Böhmer and J. Enderlein, Orientation imaging of single molecules by wide-field epifluorescence microscopy, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol.20, issue.3, p.554, 2003.
DOI : 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000554

J. Sepiol, J. Jasny, J. Keller, and U. P. Wild, Single molecules observed by immersion mirror objective. The orientation of terrylene molecules via the direction of its transition dipole moment, Chemical Physics Letters, vol.273, issue.5-6, p.444, 1997.
DOI : 10.1016/S0009-2614(97)00622-2

D. Patra, I. Gregor, and J. Enderlein, Image Analysis of Defocused Single-Molecule Images for Three-Dimensional Molecule Orientation Studies, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.108, issue.33, p.6836, 2004.
DOI : 10.1021/jp048188m

M. A. Lieb, J. Zavislan, and L. Novotny, Single-molecule orientations determined by direct emission pattern imaging, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol.21, issue.6, p.1210, 2004.
DOI : 10.1364/JOSAB.21.001210

F. Aguet, S. Geissbühler, I. Märki, T. Lasser, and M. Unser, Super-resolution orientation estimation and localization of fluorescent dipoles using 3-D steerable filters, Optics Express, vol.17, issue.8, p.6829, 2009.
DOI : 10.1364/OE.17.006829

M. Backlund, M. D. Lew, A. S. Backer, S. J. Sahl, G. Grover et al., Simultaneous, accurate measurement of the 3D position and orientation of single molecules, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol.109, issue.47, p.19087, 2012.
DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1216687109

A. P. Bartko and R. M. Dickson, Three-Dimensional Orientations of Polymer-Bound Single Molecules, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.103, issue.16, p.3053, 1999.
DOI : 10.1021/jp9846330

J. Hohlbein and C. G. Hübner, Three-dimensional orientation determination of the emission dipoles of single molecules: The shot-noise limit, The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol.129, issue.9, p.94703, 2008.
DOI : 10.1063/1.2971183

J. T. Fourkas, Rapid determination of the three-dimensional orientation of single molecules, Optics Letters, vol.26, issue.4, p.211, 2001.
DOI : 10.1364/OL.26.000211

M. Ohmachi, Y. Komori, A. H. Iwane, F. Fujii, T. Jin et al., Fluorescence microscopy for simultaneous observation of 3D orientation and movement and its application to quantum rod-tagged myosin V, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol.109, issue.14, p.5294, 2012.
DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1118472109

W. Lukosz, Light emission by multipole sources in thin layers I Radiation patterns of electric and magnetic dipoles, Journal of the Optical Society of America, vol.71, issue.6, p.744, 1981.
DOI : 10.1364/JOSA.71.000744

L. Novotny and B. Hecht, Principles of Nano-Optics, 2012.

E. Hecht, Optics, International Edition, 2002.

R. J. Epstein, F. M. Mendoza, Y. K. Kato, and D. D. Awschalom, Anisotropic interactions of a single spin and dark-spin spectroscopy in diamond, Nature Physics, vol.42, issue.2, p.94, 2005.
DOI : 10.1016/0038-1098(69)90593-6

A. L. Efros, M. Rosen, M. Kuno, M. Nirmal, D. J. Norris et al., Band-edge exciton in quantum dots of semiconductors with a degenerate valence band: Dark and bright exciton states, Physical Review B, vol.54, issue.7, p.4843, 1996.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.54.4843

B. Mahler, P. Spinicelli, S. Buil, X. Quelin, J. Hermier et al., Towards non-blinking colloidal quantum??dots, Towards Non-blinking Colloidal Quantum Dots, p.659, 2008.
DOI : 10.1038/nmat2222

A. Cyphersmith, K. Early, A. Maksov, J. Graham, Y. Wang et al., Disentangling the role of linear transition dipole in band-edge emission from single CdSe/ZnS quantum dots: Combined linear anisotropy and defocused emission pattern imaging, Applied Physics Letters, vol.97, issue.12, p.121915, 2010.
DOI : 10.1063/1.3488669

K. T. Early, K. D. Mccarthy, M. Y. Odoi, P. K. Sudeep, T. Emrick et al., Linear Dipole Behavior in Single CdSe-Oligo(phenylene vinylene) Nanostructures, Linear Dipole Behavior in Single CdSe-Oligo(Phenylene Vinylene) Nanostructures, p.453, 2009.
DOI : 10.1021/nn800785s

D. Axelrod, Carbocyanine dye orientation in red cell membrane studied by microscopic fluorescence polarization, Biophysical Journal, vol.26, issue.3, p.557, 1979.
DOI : 10.1016/S0006-3495(79)85271-6

E. Rothenberg, Y. Ebenstein, M. Kazes, and U. Banin, Two-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy of Single Semiconductor Quantum Rods:?? Direct Observation of Highly Polarized Nonlinear Absorption Dipole, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.108, issue.9, p.2797, 2004.
DOI : 10.1021/jp037978d

X. Chen, A. Nazzal, D. Goorskey, M. Xiao, Z. A. Peng et al., Polarization spectroscopy of single CdSe quantum rods, Physical Review B, vol.64, issue.24, p.245304, 2001.
DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.245304

J. Hu, L. Li, W. Yang, L. Manna, L. Wang et al., Linearly Polarized Emission from Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Rods, Linearly Polarized Emission from Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Rods, p.2060, 2001.
DOI : 10.1126/science.1060810

F. Pisanello, L. Martiradonna, G. Lemenager, P. Spinicelli, A. Fiore et al., Room temperature-dipolelike single photon source with a colloidal dot-in-rod, Applied Physics Letters, vol.96, issue.3, p.33101, 2010.
DOI : 10.1063/1.3291849

X. Brokmann, E. Giacobino, M. Dahan, and J. P. Hermier, Highly efficient triggered emission of single photons by colloidal CdSe???ZnS nanocrystals, Applied Physics Letters, vol.85, issue.5, p.712, 2004.
DOI : 10.1063/1.1775280