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Determination of the Excitation and Coupling Rates Between Light Emitters and Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Published on: July 21, 2018
Selective Electrical Tuning of Triple-Mode Strong Exciton-Plasmon Coupling in a WS2/J-Aggregates/Au@Ag Heterocavity
Yufeng Hu1, Zhiyuan Li1, Qinglong Peng1
1State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, School of Physical Science and Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
Abstract:
Active control of multi-mode light-matter interactions is crucial for advancing quantum photonic technologies. Although triple-mode plasmon-exciton systems involving two distinct excitonic transitions offer a pathway to multi-level polaritonic states, achieving reversible electrical tuning at room temperature remains challenging. Here, we numerically investigate an electrically tunable triple-mode strong-coupling system comprising a J-aggregate-coated Au@Ag nanorod coupled with monolayer WS2. The simulated spectra show a UPB-LPB energy separation of approximately 239 meV near the zero-detuning condition. A modest gate voltage (2.0 V to 3.8 V) selectively modulates the middle and lower polariton branches over ∼46 meV, while the upper branch remains largely unaffected. This selective control is elucidated via a triple-mode coupled-oscillator model and Hopfield coefficient analysis, linking the polariton response to the excitonic composition. These results establish a framework for electrically reconfigurable multi-level polaritonic devices, offering potential for ultracompact optical modulators, high-sensitivity multiplexed sensors, and programmable quantum photonic circuits.
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