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  • Quantum optics
  • Nanoscience
  • Molecular physics

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  • Optical circuits and lasers are continually shrinking.
  • Nanolasers, composed of few molecules in plasmonic nanoresonators, offer low energy use and rapid responses.
  • These miniaturized lasers have potential applications in devices and biological tissues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of vibrational structure on the lasing properties of few-molecule systems.
  • To analyze the behavior of nanolasers at the molecular scale using first-principles calculations.
  • To identify the limitations of the "incoherent drive" approximation in nanolaser research.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a stacked hierarchy approach informed by first principles.
  • Modeled few-molecule lasing within plasmonic cavities.
  • Explicitly accounted for the entire vibrational manifold of the molecules.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the significant impact of vibrational structure on nanolaser lasing.
  • Observed resonances in laser intensity dependent on Stokes shift, drive strength, and emitter count.
  • Identified the boundaries of the "incoherent drive" approximation for nanolasers.

Conclusions:

  • Vibrational structure plays a critical role in the performance of few-molecule nanolasers.
  • The findings provide a more accurate model for nanolasers at the molecular level.
  • This research advances the understanding and design of next-generation miniaturized optical devices.