Optical properties and electromagnetically induced grating in a hybrid semiconductor quantum dot-metallic nanorod system

• Published in: Physics letters. A 2020-03, Vol.384 (7), p.126164, Article 126164
• Main Author: Naseri, Tayebeh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Electromagnetically induced grating (EIG); Metallic nanorod (MNR); Photonic crystal (PC); Semiconductor quantum dot (SQD)
• ISSN: 0375-9601; 1873-2429
• DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2019.126164

An artificial molecule consisting of an SQD and an MNR embedded in 3D photonic crystal is proposed to realize EIG. Using the quantum mechanical density matrix approach, we have derived an expression of the absorption coefficient in the SQD in presence of MNR. Nanoparticle geometry can modify the local fields that determine SQD-MNP coupling and to engineer the hybrid optical response. The probe absorption is reduced via a strong coupling field, demonstrating spectral transparency window. It is worth noting that the background affects the relaxations of SQD. So, by making use of 3D photonic crystal as the background medium, reduced decay rate and consequently substantial local-field enhancement rate are provided. Based on EIT effect and a strong standing-wave field, diffraction grating is achievable. The first-order diffraction intensity can reach its maximum by tuning the system parameters. This model may be useful in designing new devices in all-optical communication. •Electromagnetically induced grating (EIG) in an artificial molecule including a semiconductor quantum dot and a metallic nanorod driven embedded in the 3D photonic crystal.•Photonic crystal provides strongly modify the vacuum fluctuations, causing the decay of emitted light to be slowed down and probe absorption is reduced substantially.•Effects of MNP geometry on the probe absorption, dispersion and also diffraction grating pattern has been investigated.•Probe diffraction grating is formed based on the excitons induced transparency when a standing-wave coupling field is applied to the hybrid system.•The first-order diffraction intensity is sensitively influenced by interparticle distance and MNR aspect ratio.•The present model can be used in the experimental studies of EIG and has applications in all-optical switching and imaging processing.