Ultrafast Energy Transfer Between Molecular Assemblies and Surface Plasmons in the Strong Coupling Regime

Abstract

The nonlinear optical dynamics of nano-materials comprised of plasmons interacting with quantum emitters is investigated by a self-consistent model based on the coupled Maxwell-Liouville-von Neumann equations. It is shown that ultra-short resonant laser pulses significantly modify the optical properties of such hybrid systems. It is further demonstrated that the energy transfer between interacting molecules and plasmons occurs on a femtosecond time scale and can be controlled with both material and laser parameters.

15 pages, 9 figures, submitted to ACS Nano

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