2024/12/10 by Xiao, Mingxuan, Wei Wang, Wenjing Liu +7
Physics and Astronomy · #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Strong Light-Matter Interactions #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2412.07593
Optical resonators have shown outstanding abilities to tailor chemical landscapes through enhanced light-matter interaction between confined optical modes and molecule vibrations. We propose a theoretical model to study cooperative vibrational strong coupling in an open quantum system. The non-equilibrium stochastic molecular dynamics in an optical cavity with an auxiliary ensemble is investigated. It shows that coupling with a cavity mode introduces an additional colored noise and a negative feedback, both of which enable control over thermalization rates (i.e. the lifetime of excitation) of reactive molecules. Our work offers a pathway to steer stability of chemical bonds for chemical reactivity under cooperative vibrational strong coupling.