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¹ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain. javier.garciadeabajo@icfo.es.

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Atomically thin noble metal layers support plasmons, enabling tunable optical absorption and strong coupling with quantum emitters. This research offers a method for designing advanced quantum nanophotonics devices.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Quantum Optics
Nanophotonics

Background:

Graphene's infrared surface plasmons enable electrical light modulation.
Need exists for similar capabilities in other thin materials for visible and near-infrared frequencies.
Strong interaction with optical quantum emitters is also desired.

Purpose of the Study:

To present an analytical description of optical response in atomically thin plasmonic materials.
To investigate their application in light modulation and quantum optics.
To explore the use of plasmons in one-atom-thick noble-metal layers.

Main Methods:

Developed a simple analytical description for optical response.
Exploited this description to investigate applications in light modulation and quantum optics.
Calculated the response parameters for silver, gold, and graphene islands.

Main Results:

Demonstrated that plasmons in one-atom-thick noble-metal layers allow complete tunable optical absorption.
Showed these plasmons can achieve the strong-coupling regime with neighboring quantum emitters.
Provided parameters for calculating the optical response of specific thin materials.

Conclusions:

The analytical methods are applicable to any plasmon-supporting thin material.
These structures hold significant potential for designing quantum nanophotonics devices.
The findings are relevant for nanoscale electro-optics and quantum optics applications.