We explore the entanglement generation between two dipole emitters via a hybrid photonic-plasmonic resonant structure which consists of two metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and a high-$Q$ whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) microcavity. Because the coupling strength between the dipole emitter and the cavity can be substantially enhanced with the help of MNPs and maintained by the WGM cavity, the maximum entanglement plateau between two dipole emitters can be deterministically created even in the presence of the spontaneous emission of the dipole emitters and the decay induced by the microcavity and MNPs. The width of the plateau depends on the coupling strengths (or the radii of the MNPs) and the initial state, but is insensitive to the dipole-cavity detuning. These results are useful in real experiments.

• Received 31 December 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.042306