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most citedPlasmonic Purcell factor and coupling efficiency to surface plasmons. Implications for addressing and controlling optical nanosources

81 citations · 419 across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.optics2026

Single plasmon transport in one dimensional nanowire

A. A. Dıaz-Valles, B. Rousseaux, S. Guérin +3

We introduce a unified theoretical framework for single-plasmon transport in one-dimensional nanowires, bridging the quantized electromagnetic Green's tensor formalism with effecti…

quant-ph2026

Quantum plasmonics with N emitters: bright hybrid continuum selection

Georgii Semin, Hans-Rudolf Jauslin, Gérard Colas des Francs +1

We construct mode-selective effective models describing the interaction of the quantum plasmon-polariton field supported by a finite dielectric medium and one or several quantum em…

physics.optics2025

Leveraging partial coherence in interferometric microscopy to enhance nanoparticle detection sensitivity and throughput

Chiara Lombardo, Andrea Sottini, Sarina Seiter +3

Interferometric-based microscopies stand as powerful label-free approaches for monitoring and characterising chemical reactions and heterogeneous nanoparticle systems in real time…

physics.comp-ph2021★ 34 cited

pyGDM -- new functionalities and major improvements to the python toolkit for nano-optics full-field simulations

Peter R. Wiecha, Clément Majorel, Arnaud Arbouet +4

pyGDM is a python toolkit for electro-dynamical simulations of individual nano-structures, based on the Green Dyadic Method (GDM). pyGDM uses the concept of a generalized propagato…

quant-ph2020★ 16 cited

Collective strong coupling in a plasmonic nanocavity

H. Varguet, A. Diaz-Valles, S. Guérin +2

Quantum plasmonics extends cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED) concepts to the nanoscale, taking benefit from the strongly subwavelength confinement of the plasmon modes supporte…

physics.optics2020★ 4 cited

Wavevector analysis of plasmon-assisted distributed nonlinear photoluminescence along Au nanowire antennas

Deepak K. Sharma, Adrian Agreda, Julien Barthes +3

We report a quantitative analysis of the wavevector diagram emitted by nonlinear photoluminescence generated by a tightly focused pulsed laser beam and distributed along Au nanowir…

quant-ph2018★ 19 cited

Cooperative emission in quantum plasmonic superradiance

H. Varguet, S. Guérin, H. R. Jauslin +1

Plasmonic superradiance originates from the plasmon mediated strong correlation that builds up between dipolar emitters coupled to a metal nanoparticle. This leads to a fast burst…

quant-ph2018★ 27 cited

Non-hermitian Hamiltonian description for quantum plasmonics: from dissipative dressed atom picture to Fano states

H. Varguet, B. Rousseaux, D. Dzsotjan +3

We derive effective Hamiltonians for a single dipolar emitter coupled to a metal nanoparticle (MNP) with particular attention devoted to the role of losses. For small particles siz…

physics.app-ph2018

Fano-Resonances in High Index Dielectric Nanowires for Directional Scattering

Peter R. Wiecha, Aurélien Cuche, Houssem Kallel +8

High refractive index dielectric nanostructures provide original optical properties thanks to the occurrence of size- and shape-dependent optical resonance modes. These modes commo…

physics.optics2017★ 19 cited

Designing plasmonic eigenstates for optical signal transmission in planar channel devices

Upkar Kumar, Sviatlana Viarbitskaya, Aurélien Cuche +6

On-chip optoelectronic and all-optical information processing paradigms require compact implementation of signal transfer for which nanoscale surface plasmons circuitry offers rele…

physics.optics2017★ 33 cited

Mode-selective quantization and multimodal effective models for spherically layered systems

D. Dzsotjan, B. Rousseaux, H. R. Jauslin +3

We propose a geometry-specific, mode-selective quantization scheme in coupled field-emitter systems which makes it easy to include material and geometrical properties, intrinsic lo…

cond-mat.mes-hall2017★ 75 cited

Strongly directional scattering from dielectric nanowires

Peter R. Wiecha, Aurélien Cuche, Arnaud Arbouet +8

It has been experimentally demonstrated only recently that a simultaneous excitation of interfering electric and magnetic resonances can lead to uni-directional scattering of visib…

quant-ph2016★ 46 cited

Dressed states of a quantum emitter strongly coupled to a metal nanoparticle

H. Varguet, B. Rousseaux, D. Dzsotjan +3

Hybrid molecular-plasmonic nanostructures have demonstrated their potential for surface enhanced spectroscopies, sensing or quantum control at the nanoscale. In this work, we inves…

cond-mat.mes-hall2016★ 81 cited

Plasmonic Purcell factor and coupling efficiency to surface plasmons. Implications for addressing and controlling optical nanosources

G. Colas des Francs, J. Barthes, A. Bouhelier +2

The Purcell factor is a key quantity in cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED) that quantifies the coupling rate between a dipolar emitter and a cavity mode. Its simple form $…

physics.comp-ph2015★ 13 cited

Near-field properties of plasmonic nanostructures with high aspect ratio

Y. Ould Agha, O. Demichel, C. Girard +2

Using the Green's dyad technique based on cuboidal meshing, we compute the electromagnetic field scattered by metal nanorods with high aspect ratio. We investigate the effect of th…

cond-mat.mes-hall2015★ 8 cited

Electron-induced limitation of surface plasmon propagation in silver nanowires

M. Song, A. Thete, J. Berthelot +5

Plasmonic circuitry is considered as a promising solution-effective technology for miniaturizing and integrating the next generation of optical nano-devices. A key element is the s…

physics.optics2014★ 5 cited

Pre-determining the location of electromigrated gaps by nonlinear optical imaging

Marie-Maxime Mennemanteuil, Jean Dellinger, Mickaël Buret +2

In this paper we describe a nonlinear imaging method employed to spatially map the occurrence of constrictions occurring on an electrically-stressed gold nanowire. The approach con…

cond-mat.mes-hall2013★ 2 cited

Influence of an electron-beam exposure on the surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles

Mingxia Song, Gérard Colas-des-Francs, Alexandre Bouhelier

Electron beam imaging is a common technique used for characterizing the morphology of plasmonic nanostructures. During the imaging process, the electron beam interacts with traces…

physics.optics2011★ 37 cited

Mie plasmons: modes volumes, quality factors and coupling strengths (Purcell factor) to a dipolar emitter

G. Colas des Francs, S. Derom, R. Vincent +2

Using either quasi-static approximation or exact Mie expansion, we characterize the localized surface plasmons supported by a metallic spherical nanoparticle. We estimate the quali…