Something from nothing: linking molecules with virtual light

MS Rider, WL Barnes - Contemporary Physics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A new research field is emerging in which ensembles of molecules are collectively
hybridised with light in a process known as strong coupling. This hybridisation leads to the …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond conventional sensing: Hybrid plasmonic metasurfaces and bound states in the continuum

D Bosomtwi, VE Babicheva - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fano resonances result from the strong coupling and interference between a broad
background state and a narrow, almost discrete state, leading to the emergence of …

Raman probing the local ultrastrong coupling of vibrational plasmon polaritons on metallic gratings

R Arul, K Menghrajani, MS Rider, R Chikkaraddy… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Strong coupling of molecular vibrations with light creates polariton states, enabling control
over many optical and chemical properties. However, the near-field signatures of strong …

Extraordinary Electrical Conductance through Amorphous Nonconducting Polymers under Vibrational Strong Coupling

S Kumar, S Biswas, U Rashid, KS Mony… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Enhancing the electrical conductance through amorphous nondoped polymers is
challenging. Here, we show that vibrational strong coupling (VSC) of intrinsically …

[HTML][HTML] Subradiant plasmonic cavities make bright polariton states dark

JE Yim, ZT Brawley, MT Sheldon - Nanophotonics, 2024 - degruyter.com
Nanostructured plasmonic surfaces allow for precise tailoring of electromagnetic modes
within sub-diffraction mode volumes, boosting light–matter interactions. This study explores …

Facilitating excited-state plasmonics and photochemical reaction dynamics

NL Warren, U Yunusa, AB Singhal… - Chemical Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Continuously advancing technologies is crucial to tackling modern challenges such as
efficient energy transfer, directing catalytic behavior, and better understanding of …

Tensile Control of Vibrational Strong Light‐Matter Coupling with Flexible Polyester Films

GE Akinoglu, D Quan, E Rokhsat… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polaritons are generated by strong interaction between photons and matter, with the
hybridization fundamentally changing the energy landscape of the system. Future …

[HTML][HTML] Polarized-SERS of non-isotropic molecules on thermally-induced corrugated plasmonic surface supporting a NIR-SPP mode

E Mathew, J Jenczyk, Z Miłosz, J Henzie… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermally-induced surface reconstruction of α-Al 2 O 3 was used to fabricate corrugated
templates of different periods to support percolated ultrathin metal film. Reflectance analysis …

Spanning the near-UV: Dual strong-coupling modes in an Al metasurface

J Kang, Y Huang, M Wang, Z Xie, J Zheng - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The dual strong-coupling modes facilitate additional energy relaxation channels and
broaden spectral enhancements offering promising applications in nanophotonics …

Efficient Manipulation of Strong Coupling Towards the Deep Ultraviolet Region

H Wang, P Li, R Li, X Yang, Z Turup, J Wang, M Gao - Plasmonics, 2023 - Springer
Realizing strong light-matter interactions opens opportunities for wide applications including
quantum information processing, enhancing optical processes, and ultrasensitive sensing …