2020/08/27 by S. Mahmoud Ashrafi, Seyed Mahmoud Ashrafi, R. Malekfar +4
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Coupling (piping) #Delocalized electron #Materials science #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Optics #Optoelectronics #Photonics #Physics #Plasmon #Resonator #Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies #Wavelength #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/2040-8986/abcfd6
published as Journal of Optics 23, 015003 (2020)
arxiv created 2020/08/27 · openalex created_date 2020/09/01 · openalex publication_date 2020/12/02 · arxiv updated 2021/01/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract We theoretically study a hybrid plasmonic-photonic cavity setup that can be used to induce and control long-distance heat transfer between molecular systems through optomechanical interactions. The structure we propose consists of two separated plasmonic nanoantennas coupled to a dielectric cavity. The hybrid modes of this resonator can combine the large optomechanical coupling of the sub-wavelength plasmonic modes with the large quality factor and delocalized character of the cavity mode that extends over a large distance (∼ µ m). We show that this can lead to effective long-range heat transport between molecular vibrations that can be actively controlled through an external driving laser.