Strong coupling in molecular systems: a simple predictor employing routine optical measurements

Abstract: We provide a simple method that enables readily acquired experimental data to be used to predict whether or not a candidate molecular material may exhibit strong coupling. Specifically, we explore the relationship between the hybrid molecular/photonic (polaritonic) states and the bulk optical response of the molecular material. For a given material, this approach enables a prediction of the maximum extent of strong coupling (vacuum Rabi splitting), irrespective of the nature of the confined light field. We provide formulae for the upper limit of the splitting in terms of the molar absorption coefficient, the attenuation coefficient, the extinction coefficient (imaginary part of the refractive index) and the absorbance. To illustrate this approach, we provide a number of examples, and we also discuss some of the limitations of our approach.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Strong coupling in molecular systems: a simple predictor employing routine optical measurements ; volume:13 ; number:14 ; year:2024 ; pages:2453-2467 ; extent:15 ; Nanophotonics ; 13, Heft 14 (2024), 2453-2467 (gesamt 15)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Rider, Marie S. ; Johnson, Edwin ; Bates, Demetris ; Wardley, William P. ; Gordon, Robert H. ; Oliver, Robert D. J. ; Armes, Steven P. ; Leggett, Graham J. ; Barnes, William L.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2023-0879
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2406041539470.950898568547
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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