Optical Strong Coupling between near-Infrared Metamaterials and Intersubband Transitions in III-Nitride Heterostructures
Abstract
We present the design, realization, and characterization of optical strong light–matter coupling between intersubband transitions within a semiconductor heterostructures and planar metamaterials in the near-infrared spectral range. The strong light–matter coupling entity consists of a III-nitride intersubband superlattice heterostructure, providing a two-level system with a transition energy of ~0.8 eV (λ ~1.55 μm) and a planar “dogbone” metamaterial structure. Furthermore, as the bare metamaterial resonance frequency is varied across the intersubband resonance, a clear anticrossing behavior is observed in the frequency domain. We found that this strongly coupled entity could enable the realization of electrically tunable optical filters, a new class of efficient nonlinear optical materials, or intersubband-based light-emitting diodes.
- Authors:
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- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1145723
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2014-4056J
Journal ID: ISSN 2330-4022; 518014
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Photonics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2330-4022
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; metamaterials; nanocavities; strong light-matter interaction; intersubband transitions; near-infrared
Citation Formats
Benz, Alexander, Campione, Salvatore, Moseley, Michael W., Wierer, Jonathan J., Allerman, Andrew A., Wendt, Joel R., and Brener, Igal. Optical Strong Coupling between near-Infrared Metamaterials and Intersubband Transitions in III-Nitride Heterostructures. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1021/ph500192v.
Benz, Alexander, Campione, Salvatore, Moseley, Michael W., Wierer, Jonathan J., Allerman, Andrew A., Wendt, Joel R., & Brener, Igal. Optical Strong Coupling between near-Infrared Metamaterials and Intersubband Transitions in III-Nitride Heterostructures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/ph500192v
Benz, Alexander, Campione, Salvatore, Moseley, Michael W., Wierer, Jonathan J., Allerman, Andrew A., Wendt, Joel R., and Brener, Igal. 2014.
"Optical Strong Coupling between near-Infrared Metamaterials and Intersubband Transitions in III-Nitride Heterostructures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/ph500192v. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1145723.
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title = {Optical Strong Coupling between near-Infrared Metamaterials and Intersubband Transitions in III-Nitride Heterostructures},
author = {Benz, Alexander and Campione, Salvatore and Moseley, Michael W. and Wierer, Jonathan J. and Allerman, Andrew A. and Wendt, Joel R. and Brener, Igal},
abstractNote = {We present the design, realization, and characterization of optical strong light–matter coupling between intersubband transitions within a semiconductor heterostructures and planar metamaterials in the near-infrared spectral range. The strong light–matter coupling entity consists of a III-nitride intersubband superlattice heterostructure, providing a two-level system with a transition energy of ~0.8 eV (λ ~1.55 μm) and a planar “dogbone” metamaterial structure. Furthermore, as the bare metamaterial resonance frequency is varied across the intersubband resonance, a clear anticrossing behavior is observed in the frequency domain. We found that this strongly coupled entity could enable the realization of electrically tunable optical filters, a new class of efficient nonlinear optical materials, or intersubband-based light-emitting diodes.},
doi = {10.1021/ph500192v},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1145723},
journal = {ACS Photonics},
issn = {2330-4022},
number = 10,
volume = 1,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
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