Plexcitonic quantum light emission from nanoparticle-on-mirror cavities

We investigate the quantum-optical properties of the light emitted by a nanoparticle-on-mirror cavity filled with a single quantum emitter. Inspired by recent experiments, we model a dark-field set-up and explore the photon statistics of the scattered light under grazing laser illumination. Exploiti...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2021-12
Main Authors: Sáez-Blázquez, R, Cuartero-González, A, Feist, J, García-Vidal, F J, Fernández-Domínguez, A I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emission analysis
Emitters
Exact solutions
Excitons
Holes
Light emission
Maxwell's equations
Nanoparticles
Optical properties
Photons
Polaritons
Resonant interactions
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Summary:We investigate the quantum-optical properties of the light emitted by a nanoparticle-on-mirror cavity filled with a single quantum emitter. Inspired by recent experiments, we model a dark-field set-up and explore the photon statistics of the scattered light under grazing laser illumination. Exploiting analytical solutions to Maxwell's equations, we quantize the nanophotonic cavity fields and describe the formation of plasmon exciton polaritons (or plexcitons) in the system. This way, we reveal that the rich plasmonic spectrum of the nanocavity offers unexplored mechanisms for nonclassical light generation that are more efficient than the resonant interaction between the emitter natural transition and the brightest optical mode. Specifically, we find three different sample configurations in which strongly antibunched light is produced. Finally, we illustrate the power of our approach by showing that the introduction of a second emitter in the platform can enhance photon correlations further.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2112.09926