Quantum plasmonics

MS Tame, KR McEnery, ŞK Özdemir, J Lee, SA Maier… - Nature Physics, 2013 - nature.com
Quantum plasmonics is a rapidly growing field of research that involves the study of the
quantum properties of light and its interaction with matter at the nanoscale. Here, surface …

Coupling of molecular emitters and plasmonic cavities beyond the point-dipole approximation

T Neuman, R Esteban, D Casanova, FJ García-Vidal… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
As the size of a molecular emitter becomes comparable to the dimensions of a nearby
optical resonator, the standard approach that considers the emitter to be a point-like dipole …

[HTML][HTML] Absolute photonic band gap in 2D honeycomb annular photonic crystals

D Liu, Y Gao, A Tong, S Hu - Physics Letters A, 2015 - Elsevier
Using the plane wave expansion method, we investigate the effects of structural parameters
on absolute photonic band gap (PBG) in two-dimensional honeycomb annular photonic …

Dipole-dipole interaction in a quantum dot and metallic nanorod hybrid system

MR Singh, DG Schindel, A Hatef - Applied Physics Letters, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We have studied quantum coherence and interference phenomena in a quantum dot (QD)-
metallic nanorod (MNR) hybrid system. Probe and control laser fields are applied to the …

Transparency and slow light in a four-level quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure

S Evangelou, V Yannopapas, E Paspalakis - Physical Review A—Atomic …, 2012 - APS
We study theoretically the effects of a plasmonic nanostructure on the linear absorption and
dispersion spectrum of a four-level double-V-type quantum system. In the quantum system …

Modifying free-space spontaneous emission near a plasmonic nanostructure

S Evangelou, V Yannopapas, E Paspalakis - Physical Review A—Atomic …, 2011 - APS
We study theoretically the effects of the presence of a plasmonic nanostructure on free-
space spontaneous emission in a four-level quantum system, where one V-type transition is …

Phase-dependent optical effects in a four-level quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure

E Paspalakis, S Evangelou, V Yannopapas… - Physical Review A …, 2013 - APS
We study the linear absorption and dispersion properties of a four-level double-V-type
quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure. The quantum system interacts with two …

Demonstration of Robust Plexcitonic Coupling in Organic Molecules‐Mediated Toroidal Meta‐Atoms

A Ahmadivand, B Gerislioglu… - Advanced Optical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridized plexcitonic states are conventionally excited via robust coupling between
resonantly coordinated plasmonic modes and molecular excitons. Here, numerical and …

Modification of Kerr nonlinearity in a four-level quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure

S Evangelou, V Yannopapas… - Journal of Modern …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We present a theoretical study for the Kerr nonlinearity of a four-level double-V-type
quantum system near a two-dimensional array of metal-coated dielectric nanospheres. In …

Phase dependence of optical bistability and multistability in a four-level quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure

SH Asadpour, H Rahimpour Soleimani - Journal of Applied Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The optical bistability and multistability properties of a four-level quantum system near a
plasmonic nanostructure embedded in a unidirectional ring cavity are studied theoretically …