Strong coupling of localized and surface plasmons to microcavity modes
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Determination of the Excitation and Coupling Rates Between Light Emitters and Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Published on: July 21, 2018
Ralf Ameling1, Daniel Dregely, Harald Giessen
14th Physics Institute and Stuttgart Research Center of Photonic Engineering, University of Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
Abstract:
We strongly couple surface plasmon modes on a thin metal layer via localized plasmons of nanowires to photonic microcavity modes. In particular, we place an array of nanowires close to a mirror and position a second mirror at Bragg distance. The coupling becomes evident from an anticrossing of the resonances in the dispersion diagram. We experimentally determine the dispersion by applying external pressure to the microcavity and find excellent agreement with simulations.
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