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- Title
Complex plasmon-exciton dynamics revealed through quantum dot light emission in a nanocavity.
- Authors
Gupta, Satyendra Nath; Bitton, Ora; Neuman, Tomas; Esteban, Ruben; Chuntonov, Lev; Aizpurua, Javier; Haran, Gilad
- Abstract
Plasmonic cavities can confine electromagnetic radiation to deep sub-wavelength regimes. This facilitates strong coupling phenomena to be observed at the limit of individual quantum emitters. Here, we report an extensive set of measurements of plasmonic cavities hosting one to a few semiconductor quantum dots. Scattering spectra show Rabi splitting, demonstrating that these devices are close to the strong coupling regime. Using Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometry, we observe non-classical emission, allowing us to directly determine the number of emitters in each device. Surprising features in photoluminescence spectra point to the contribution of multiple excited states. Using model simulations based on an extended Jaynes-Cummings Hamiltonian, we find that the involvement of a dark state of the quantum dots explains the experimental findings. The coupling of quantum emitters to plasmonic cavities thus exposes complex relaxation pathways and emerges as an unconventional means to control dynamics of quantum states. Strong coupling of quantum emitters to plasmonic cavities allows exploring rich phenomenologies of light-matter interaction. Here, the authors report experiments on single colloidal quantum dots coupled to plasmonic metal nanostructures, revealing complex interactions between bright and dark states.
- Subjects
QUANTUM dots; SEMICONDUCTOR quantum dots; PHOTONS; EXCITON theory; SEMICONDUCTOR nanocrystals; QUANTUM states
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-021-21539-z