Controlling resonance energy transfer in nanostructure emitters by positioning near a mirror

Weeraddana, Dilusha; Premaratne, Malin; Gunapala, Sarath D.; Andrews, Davıd L.

doi:10.1063/1.4998459

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“…A presence of boundaries is one of such circumstances. It has been shown that the presence of a conducting plate induces modifications in the interatomic potential of two atoms in their ground states [13,14,62], the near-surface effect sufficiently changes the resonance interaction between an excited atom and a ground-state atom [63], and suitably arranged structured environments can significantly affect the resonance energy transfer process [64][65][66]. These works refer to two uncorrelated atoms or molecules.…”

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Boundarylike behaviors of the resonance interatomic energy in a cosmic string spacetime

Zhou

2018

Phys. Rev. D

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By generalizing the formalism proposed by Dalibard, Dupont-Roc and Cohen Tannoudji, we study the resonance interatomic energy of two identical atoms coupled to quantum massless scalar fields in a symmetric/antisymmetric entangled state in the Minkowski and cosmic string spacetimes. We find that in both spacetimes, the resonance interatomic energy has nothing to do with the field fluctuations but is attributed to the radiation reaction of the atoms only. We then concretely calculate the resonance interatomic energy of two static atoms near a perfectly reflecting boundary in the Minkowski spacetime and near an infinite and straight cosmic string respectively. We show that the resonance interatomic energy in both cases can be enhanced or suppressed and even nullified as compared with that in an unbounded Minkowski spacetime, because of the presence of the boundary in the Minkowski spacetime or the nontrivial spacetime topological structure of the cosmic string. Besides, we also discover that the resonance interatomic energy in the cosmic string spacetime exhibits some peculiar properties, making it in principle possible to sense different cosmic string spacetimes via the resonance interatomic energy.

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Boundarylike behaviors of the resonance interatomic energy in a cosmic string spacetime

Zhou

2018

Phys. Rev. D

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“…Resonant optical microcavities [20,[34][35][36], nanoparticle arrays [37][38][39], single nanoparticles [40][41][42][43], subwavelength apertures [44,45] and nanoantennas [46][47][48] have been reported to enhance the energy transfer rate, while other studies on mirrors [49][50][51][52], microcavities [53,54], nanoparticles [55][56][57] and plasmonic antennas [58,59] reported no effect on the FRET rate.…”

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Direct Imaging of the Energy-Transfer Enhancement between Two Dipoles in a Photonic Cavity

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Photonic cavities are gathering a large interest to enhance the energy transfer between two dipoles, with far-reaching consequences for applications in photovoltaics, lighting sources and molecular biosensing. However, experimental difficulties in controlling the dipoles' positions, orientations and spectra have limited the earlier work in the visible part of the spectrum, and have led to inconsistent results. Here, we directly map the energy transfer of microwaves between two dipoles inside a resonant half-wavelength cavity with ultrahigh control in space and frequency. Our approach extends Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) theory to microwave frequencies, and bridges the gap between the descriptions of FRET using quantum electrodynamics and microwave engineering. Beyond the conceptual interest, we show how this approach can be used to optimize the design of photonic cavities to enhance dipole-dipole interactions and FRET. I.

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“…Inter alia, the QED analysis also showed that the two supposedly different mechanisms can never compete in determining the distance-dependent dynamics of energy transfer. The results, which have now become standard textbook material in the field of nano-optics [45], have found recent applications on energy transfer in engineered nanoscale structures [149,150].…”

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Quantum electrodynamics in modern optics and photonics: tutorial

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One of the key frameworks for developing the theory of light-matter interactions in modern optics and photonics is quantum electrodynamics (QED). Contrasting with semiclassical theory, which depicts electromagnetic radiation as a classical wave, QED representations of quantized light fully embrace the concept of the photon. This tutorial review is a broad guide to cutting-edge applications of QED, providing an outline of its underlying foundation and an examination of its role in photon science. Alongside the full quantum methods, it is shown how significant distinctions can be drawn when compared to semiclassical approaches. Clear advantages in outcome arise in the predictive capacity and physical insights afforded by QED methods, which favors its adoption over other formulations of radiation-matter interaction.

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Controlling resonance energy transfer in nanostructure emitters by positioning near a mirror

Cited by 29 publications

References 58 publications

Boundarylike behaviors of the resonance interatomic energy in a cosmic string spacetime

Boundarylike behaviors of the resonance interatomic energy in a cosmic string spacetime

Direct Imaging of the Energy-Transfer Enhancement between Two Dipoles in a Photonic Cavity

Quantum electrodynamics in modern optics and photonics: tutorial

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