Polaritons in van der Waals materials
University of California, San Diego · Columbia University · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Structured AbstractBACKGROUNDLight trapped at the nanoscale, deep below the optical wavelength, exhibits an increase in the associated electric field strength, which results in enhanced light-matter interaction. This leads to strong nonlinearities, large photonic forces, and enhanced emission and absorption probabilities. A practical approach toward nanoscale light trapping and manipulation is offered by interfaces separating media with permittivities of opposite signs. Such interfaces sustain hybrid light-matter modes involving collective oscillations of polarization charges in matter, hence the term polaritons. Surface plasmon polaritons, supported by electrons in metals, constitute a most-studied prominent…
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- 49.87
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- 100%
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- 124
Authors
3Topics & keywords
- Polariton
- van der Waals force
- Condensed matter physics
- Electron
- Physics
- Exciton
- Photonics
- Semiconductor
Funding
- UDU.S. Department of EnergyAwards: DOE-DE-SC0012592, DE-SC0012375, DE-SC0012592, DE-FG02-00ER45799, DE-FG02-, FG02-00ER45799, DE-FG02
- GAGordon and Betty Moore FoundationAward: GBMF4533
- ECEuropean CommissionAwards: 613024, 604391, FP7-ICT, FP7-ICT-2013-613024-GRASP, CNECT-ICT-604391
- MDMinisterio de Economía y CompetitividadAwards: 2015-0522, SEV-2015-0522, MAT2014-59096-P, MAT2014-
- OOOffice of Naval ResearchAwards: N00014-15-1-2671, FA9550, N00014
- AFAir Force Office of Scientific ResearchAward: FA9550-15-1-0478
- FIFP7 Information and Communication TechnologiesAwards: 613024, 604391