arXiv · 2501.00414
Cavity-mediated hybridization of several molecules in the strong coupling regime
Abstract
Molecular complexes are held together via a variety of bonds, but they all share the common feature that their individual entities are in contact. In this work, we introduce and demonstrate the concept of a \textit{molecular optical bond}, resulting from the far-field electromagnetic coupling of several molecules via a shared mode of an optical microcavity. We discuss a collective enhancement of the vacuum Rabi splitting and study super- and sub-radiant states that arise from the cavity-mediated coupling both in the resonant and dispersive regimes. Moreover, we demonstrate a two-photon transition that emerges between the ground and excited states of the new optical compound. Our experimental data are in excellent agreement with the predictions of the Tavis-Cummings Hamiltonian and open the door to the realization of hybrid light-matter materials.
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Jahangir Nobakht, André Pscherer, Jan Renger, Stephan Götzinger, Vahid Sandoghdar. 2024-12-31. Cavity-mediated hybridization of several molecules in the strong coupling regime. https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00414
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