Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Modified relaxation dynamics and coherent energy exchange in coupled vibration-cavity polaritons

  • A. D. Dunkelberger,
  • B. T. Spann,
  • K. P. Fears,
  • B. S. Simpkins,
  • J. C. Owrutsky

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13504
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Vibration-cavity polaritons are mixed states produced by strong coupling between a vibrational mode and an optical cavity. Here, the authors show that these polaritons can coherently exchange energy and exhibit drastically altered transient spectra and dynamics compared to uncoupled vibrations.