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Plexcitonic Quantum Light Emission from Nanoparticle-on-Mirror Cavities.

Rocío Sáez-Blázquez^1,2, Álvaro Cuartero-González^1,3, Johannes Feist¹

¹Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.

|March 14, 2022

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This study explores quantum light generation in nanoparticle-on-mirror cavities. Researchers found novel ways to create antibunched light more efficiently using plasmon-exciton polaritons (plexcitons).

Keywords:

antibunching nanocavity plexciton quantum emitter quantum light

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Area of Science:

Quantum Optics
Nanophotonics
Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

Investigating quantum-optical properties of light emitted by nanostructures is crucial for quantum technologies.
Nanoparticle-on-mirror cavities offer unique platforms for light-matter interactions.
Understanding plasmon-exciton polaritons (plexcitons) is key to controlling quantum emission.

Purpose of the Study:

To model and analyze the quantum-optical properties of light scattered from a single quantum emitter in a nanoparticle-on-mirror cavity.
To explore novel mechanisms for nonclassical light generation beyond resonant emitter-cavity interactions.
To investigate the role of plasmonic spectrum and plexcitons in efficient antibunched light production.

Main Methods:

Modeling a dark-field scattering setup with grazing laser illumination.
Utilizing analytical solutions to Maxwell's equations to quantize nanophotonic cavity fields.
Describing the formation and properties of plasmon-exciton polaritons (plexcitons).

Main Results:

Identified unexplored mechanisms within the nanocavity's plasmonic spectrum for efficient nonclassical light generation.
Demonstrated three distinct sample configurations producing strongly antibunched light.
Showed that introducing a second emitter can further enhance photon correlations.

Conclusions:

The plasmonic spectrum of nanocavities provides efficient pathways for generating nonclassical light.
Plasmon-exciton polaritons (plexcitons) play a significant role in achieving strong photon antibunching.
The platform is promising for advanced quantum light sources, with potential for enhanced performance using multiple emitters.