Evidence of Excitonic Optical Tamm States using Molecular Materials
Abstract
We report the first experimental observation of an Excitonic Optical Tamm State supported at the interface between a periodic multilayer dielectric structure and an organic dye-doped polymer layer. The existence of such states is enabled by the metal-like optical properties of the excitonic layer based on aggregated dye molecules. Experimentally determined dispersion curves, together with simulated data, including field profiles, allow us to identify the nature of these new modes. Our results demonstrate the potential of organic excitonic materials as a powerful means to control light at the nanoscale, offering the prospect of a new alternative type of nanophotonics based on molecular materials.
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@article{arxiv.1510.01105,
title = {Evidence of Excitonic Optical Tamm States using Molecular Materials},
author = {S. Núñez-Sánchez and M. López-García and M. M. Murshidy and A. G. Abdel-Hady and M. Y. Serry and A. M. Adawi and J. G. Rarity and R. Oulton and W. L. Barnes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.01105},
year = {2016}
}
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13 pages plus 8 pages of supplementary, 4 figures