Quantum optics with surface plasmons

We describe a technique that enables strong, coherent coupling between individual optical emitters and guided plasmon excitations in conducting nanostructures at optical frequencies. We show that under realistic conditions optical emission can be almost entirely directed into the plasmon modes. As a...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2006-08, Vol.97 (5), p.053002-053002, Article 053002
Main Authors: Chang, D E, Sørensen, A S, Hemmer, P R, Lukin, M D
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We describe a technique that enables strong, coherent coupling between individual optical emitters and guided plasmon excitations in conducting nanostructures at optical frequencies. We show that under realistic conditions optical emission can be almost entirely directed into the plasmon modes. As an example, we describe an application of this technique involving efficient generation of single photons on demand, in which the plasmon is efficiently outcoupled to a dielectric waveguide.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.053002