Title :
Real-time observation of ultrafast Rabi oscillations between excitons and plasmons in J-aggregate/metal hybrid nanostructures
Author :
Vasa, Parinda ; Wei Wang ; Pomraenke, Robert ; Lammers, Mark ; Maiuri, Margherita ; Manzoni, Cristian ; Cerullo, Giulio ; Lienau, Christoph
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Phys., Carl von Ossietzky Univ., Oldenburg, Germany
Abstract :
We report the first real-time observation of ultrafast Rabi oscillations in J-aggregate/metal nanostructures, evidencing coherent energy transfer between excitonic quantum emitters and SPP fields. This presents a new approach towards coherent, all-optical ultrafast plasmonic devices.
Keywords :
aggregates (materials); excitons; high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; plasmonics; polaritons; quantum optics; surface plasmons; J-aggregate-metal hybrid nanostructures; SPP fields; all-optical ultrafast plasmonic devices; coherent energy transfer; excitonic quantum emitters; surface plasmon polaritons; ultrafast Rabi oscillations; Excitons; Nanostructures; Nonlinear optics; Oscillators; Sociology; Statistics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
