Light scattering and photon statistics of quantum emitters coupled to metallic nanoparticles
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| Title | Light scattering and photon statistics of quantum emitters coupled to metallic nanoparticles |
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| Abstract | We study theoretically the quantum optical properties of hybrid artificial molecules composed of an individual quantum emitter and a metallic nanoparticle. The coupling between the two systems can give rise to a Fano interference effect which strongly influences the quantum statistical properties of the scattered photons: a small frequency shift of the incident light field may cause changes in the intensity correlation function of the scattered field of orders of magnitude. The system opens a good perspective for applications in active metamaterials and ultracompact single-photon devices. We also demonstrate with accurate scattering calculations that a system constituted by a single quantum emitter (a semiconductor quantum dot) placed in the gap between two metallic nanoparticles can display the vacuum Rabi splitting. |
| Publisher | Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti |
| Date | 2011-09-16 |
| Source | 0365-0359 |
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