Breakdown of polaritons in ultrastrongly coupled nanophotonic systems

Shima Rajabali, Erika Cortese, Mattias Beck, Simone De Liberato, Jerome Faist, Giacomo Scalari

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Abstract

Light-matter interaction in highly coupled regimes is attracting many interests [1] , [2] , especially in fundamental physics as they can provide a platform to study several predicted quantum phenomena such as the possibility to access virtual squeezed vacuum state containing a finite population of virtual photons in the ground state or super-radiant quantum phase transition. Among several coupled systems, the highest coupling records [3] - [5] have been demonstrated in a system consists of metasurfaces of metallic resonators coupled to Landau level (LL) transitions in a semiconductor quantum well (QW). In such a system, more confinement and enhancement of the electric field by reducing the cavity volume can lead to a higher coupling strength; but there should be a physical or technological limit to this reduction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2021
PublisherIEEE
ISBN (Electronic)9781665418768
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2021 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 21 Jun 202125 Jun 2021

Publication series

Name2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2021

Conference

Conference2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2021
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period21/06/2125/06/21

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