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Strong coupling between a plasmon mode and multiple different exciton states

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Strong coupling between plasmons and multiple different exciton states (MESs) enables the creation of multiple hybrid polariton states under ambient conditions. These hybrid states possess unique optical properties different from those of their separate identities, making them ideal candidates for exploiting room-temperature multimode hybridization and multiqubit operation. In this study, we revealed the static spectral response properties of plasmon-MES strong coupling via a fully quantum mechanics approach. These theoretical predictions were experimentally demonstrated in plasmonic nanocavities containing two and three different exciton species. Additionally, the dynamical absorption processes of such strong coupling systems were investigated, and results indicated that the damping of the hybrid polariton states induced by the strong coupling could be markedly modulated by the acoustic oscillations from the plasmonic nanocavities. Our findings contribute a theoretical approach for accurately describing the plasmon-MES interactions and a platform for developing the high-speed active plasmonic devices based on multiqubit strong coupling.

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  1. School of Physics and Electronics, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China

    Junjun Ye, Yatao Pan, Renming Liu, Ming Geng, Zhixiang Liu, Zhen Chi, Xia Ran, Yanmin Kuang, Yulu He & Lijun Guo

  2. School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, 510665, China

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  3. State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11874438, 22105063, 61905066, 61805070, 12004101, and 22103024), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong (Grant Nos. 2021A1515010050, and 2018A030313722), and Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University Talent Introduction Project Foundation of China (Grant No. XY2019022).

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Ye, J., Pan, Y., Liu, G. et al. Strong coupling between a plasmon mode and multiple different exciton states. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 244212 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-022-2029-9

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