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Determination of the Excitation and Coupling Rates Between Light Emitters and Surface Plasmon Polaritons
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Coupling of a dipolar emitter into one-dimensional surface plasmon
Julien Barthes1, Alexandre Bouhelier, Alain Dereux
1Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB) UMR 6303 CNRS/Université de Bourgogne. 9, Av. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, FRANCE.
Scientific Reports
|September 25, 2013
Summary
This study details quantum plasmonics, focusing on surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) for ultrafast nanooptical devices. It clarifies SPP losses and their role in nanoscale light-matter interactions for quantum emitters.
Area of Science:
- Quantum optics
- Plasmonics
- Nanophotonics
Background:
- Quantum plasmonics explores light-matter interactions using surface plasmon polaritons (SPP).
- SPPs offer deep subwavelength confinement for efficient light-matter coupling.
- Understanding SPP losses is crucial for developing ultrafast nanooptical devices.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate the coupling between quantum emitters and plasmonic nanowires.
- Analyze SPP-mediated coupling between two quantum emitters.
- Clarify the role of losses in the Purcell factor for nanoscale confinement.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical investigation of quantum emitter-SPP coupling.
- Analysis of both retarded and quasi-static regimes.
- Examination of SPP-mediated interactions.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated strong confinement of SPPs for quantum emitter manipulation.
- Clarified the impact of losses on the Purcell factor.
- Quantified nanoscale confinement down to 10(-4)(λ/n)(3).
Conclusions:
- SPPs enable controlled manipulation of quantum emitters for ultrafast nanooptical devices.
- Losses are integral to achieving nanoscale confinement via SPPs.
- The study provides a detailed understanding of quantum emitter-SPP interactions.
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