2005/06/30 by D. E. Chang, Darrick E. Chang, Anders S. Sørensen +5 · 1 citation
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications #Photonic and Optical Devices #Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.97.053002
11 pages, 3 figures
arxiv created 2006/03/27 · openalex publication_date 2006/08/03 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
We describe a technique that enables strong, coherent coupling between individual optical emitters and guided plasmon excitations in conducting nanostructures at optical frequencies. We show that under realistic conditions optical emission can be almost entirely directed into the plasmon modes. As an example, we describe an application of this technique involving efficient generation of single photons on demand, in which the plasmon is efficiently outcoupled to a dielectric waveguide.