Title :
Quantum plasmonics and plexcitonics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
Plasmons in strongly coupled nanostructures can induce strong electric fields and enhance electron transfer processes. A quantum mechanical description of this process reveals several novel effects that would be absent in classical modeling.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; excitons; nanophotonics; plasmonics; quantum optics; classical modeling; electron transfer processes; quantum mechanical description; quantum plasmonics; quantum plexcitonics; strong electric fields; strongly coupled nanostructures; Electric fields; Electron optics; Nanostructures; Nonlinear optics; Plasmons; Quantum mechanics; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
