Light-matter coupling between organic molecules and a THz metasurface

Jaber A, Reitz M, Singh A, Maleki A, Xin Y, Sullivan B, Dolgaleva K, Boyd RW, Genes C, Menard JM (2023)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2023

Publisher: IEEE Computer Society

Conference Proceedings Title: International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz

Event location: Montreal, QC, CAN

ISBN: 9798350336603

DOI: 10.1109/IRMMW-THz57677.2023.10299152

Abstract

Strong light-matter interactions between confined vacuum fields and matter can lead to the formation of hybridized states called polaritons. In the terahertz (THz) region, these interactions can involve the coupling of vibrational molecular bonds with the resonant mode of a planar optical cavity. We demonstrate an alternative architecture to explore the strong light-matter regime by coupling the plasmonic mode of a metasurface with the sharp vibrational resonance of glucose. More specifically, we gradually increase the number of glucose molecules covering the metasurface and observe a red shift of the plasmonic resonance with a Rabi splitting of 90 GHz at zero detuning. This work is a first step towards the investigation of more complex hybrid cavity architectures combining planar mirrors and metasurfaces to explore multiple polaritonic interactions.

Involved external institutions

University of Ottawa CA Canada (CA) Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light DE Germany (DE) Iridian Spectral Technologies CA Canada (CA)

How to cite

APA:

Jaber, A., Reitz, M., Singh, A., Maleki, A., Xin, Y., Sullivan, B.,... Menard, J.M. (2023). Light-matter coupling between organic molecules and a THz metasurface. In International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz. Montreal, QC, CAN: IEEE Computer Society.

MLA:

Jaber, A., et al. "Light-matter coupling between organic molecules and a THz metasurface." Proceedings of the 48th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2023, Montreal, QC, CAN IEEE Computer Society, 2023.

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