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Tailoring light-matter coupling in semiconductor and hybrid-plasmonic nanowires

Title
Tailoring light-matter coupling in semiconductor and hybrid-plasmonic nanowires
Author(s)
Piccione, BrianAspetti, Carlos O.Cho, Chang-HeeAgarwal, Ritesh
Issued Date
2014-08
Citation
Reports on Progress in Physics, v.77, no.8, pp.086401
Type
Article
Author Keywords
nanowirespolaritonssemiconductors
Keywords
SINGLE QUANTUM-DOTWAVE-GUIDEOPTICAL-PROPERTIESROOM-TEMPERATURESOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESISSTIMULATED SCATTERINGPOLARITON ABSORPTIONEXCITON SPECTRUMNONLINEAR OPTICSRECENT PROGRESS
ISSN
0034-4885
Abstract
Understanding interactions between light and matter is central to many fields, providing invaluable insights into the nature of matter. In its own right, a greater understanding of light-matter coupling has allowed for the creation of tailored applications, resulting in a variety of devices such as lasers, switches, sensors, modulators, and detectors. Reduction of optical mode volume is crucial to enhancing light-matter coupling strength, and among solid-state systems, self-assembled semiconductor and hybrid-plasmonic nanowires are amenable to creation of highly-confined optical modes. Following development of unique spectroscopic techniques designed for the nanowire morphology, carefully engineered semiconductor nanowire cavities have recently been tailored to enhance light-matter coupling strength in a manner previously seen in optical microcavities. Much smaller mode volumes in tailored hybrid-plasmonic nanowires have recently allowed for similar breakthroughs, resulting in sub-picosecond excited-state lifetimes and exceptionally high radiative rate enhancement. Here, we review literature on light-matter interactions in semiconductor and hybrid-plasmonic monolithic nanowire optical cavities to highlight recent progress made in tailoring light-matter coupling strengths. Beginning with a discussion of relevant concepts from optical physics, we will discuss how our knowledge of light-matter coupling has evolved with our ability to produce ever-shrinking optical mode volumes, shifting focus from bulk materials to optical microcavities, before moving on to recent results obtained from semiconducting nanowires.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/2385
DOI
10.1088/0034-4885/77/8/086401
Publisher
Institute of Physics Publishing
Related Researcher
  • 조창희 Cho, Chang-Hee
  • Research Interests Semiconductor; Nanophotonics; Light-Matter Interaction
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Department of Physics and Chemistry Future Semiconductor Nanophotonics Laboratory 1. Journal Articles

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