Dressed photon technology

Abstract

This paper reviews the theoretical picture of dressed photons used to describe the electromagnetic interactions between nanometric particles located in close proximity to each other. The coupling between a dressed photon and multi-mode coherent phonons is also presented, revealing the presence of a novel phonon-assisted process in light-matter interactions. Applications of this novel process to innovative optical devices, fabrication technologies, energy conversion, and hierarchical systems are demonstrated.

Keywords

• (45.20.dh) energy conversion
• (42.50.-p) quantum optics
• (42.79.nv) optical frequency converters
• (42.82.cr) fabrication techniques
• (4.282.gw) other integrated-optical elements and systems
• (78.67.hc) quantum dots
• (78.68.+m) optical properties of surfaces