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Strong coupling between light and matter generates hybrid polariton modes. We present a continuum formalism that expresses the polariton modes in terms of light and matter densities of states (DOS). We derive exact expressions for the light…

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Strong coupling between molecular excitations and quantized electromagnetic fields in optical cavities provides a powerful means to control the physical and chemical properties of molecular systems. Here, we study electron transfer (ET)…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2026-03-02 Takumi Hidaka , Tomohiro Fukushima , Nguyen Thanh Phuc

Coupling between light and material excitations underlies a wide range of optical phenomena. Polaritons are eigenstates of a coupled system with hybridized wave function. Owing to their hybrid composition, polaritons exhibit at the same…

Optics · Physics 2022-12-27 Denis G. Baranov , Christian Schäfer , Maxim V. Gorkunov

Room temperature cavity quantum electrodynamics with molecular materials in optical cavities offers exciting prospects for controlling electronic, nuclear and photonic degrees of freedom for applications in physics, chemistry and materials…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-15 Felipe Herrera , William L. Barnes

Molecular polaritons have gained considerable attention due to their potential to control nanoscale molecular processes by harnessing electromagnetic coherence. Although recent experiments with liquid-phase vibrational polaritons have shown…

The experimental observation of quantum phenomena in strongly correlated many particle systems is difficult because of the short length- and timescales involved. Obtaining at the same time detailed control of individual constituents appears…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael J. Hartmann , Fernando G. S. L. Brandao , Martin B. Plenio

We demonstrate that collective vibrational strong coupling of molecules in thermal equilibrium can give rise to significant local electronic polarizations in the thermodynamic limit. We do so by first showing that the full non-relativistic…

Realizing nonlinear coupling across space can enable new scientific and technological advances, including ultrafast operation and propagation of information in IR photonic circuitry, remote triggering or catalyzing of chemical reactions,…

Optics · Physics 2019-12-13 Jiaxi Wang , Bo Xiang , Wei Xiong

We theoretically study how the peculiar properties of the vacuum state of an ultra-strongly coupled system can affect basic light-matter interaction processes. In this unconventional electromagnetic environment, an additional emitter no…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-06 Daniele De Bernardis , Gian Marcello Andolina , Iacopo Carusotto

In this work, we provide an overview of how well-established concepts in the fields of quantum chemistry and material sciences have to be adapted when the quantum nature of light becomes important in correlated matter-photon problems.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-12 Johannes Flick , Michael Ruggenthaler , Heiko Appel , Angel Rubio

Light-matter interaction not only plays an instrumental role in characterizing materials' properties via various spectroscopic techniques but also provides a general strategy to manipulate material properties via the design of novel…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2023-08-30 Braden M. Weight , Xinyang Li , Yu Zhang

We present an ab initio correlated approach to study molecules that interact strongly with quantum fields in an optical cavity. Quantum electrodynamics coupled cluster theory provides a non-perturbative description of cavity-induced effects…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2020-12-07 Tor S. Haugland , Enrico Ronca , Eirik F. Kjønstad , Angel Rubio , Henrik Koch

We analytically tackle opto-vibronic interactions in molecular systems driven by either classical or quantum light fields. In particular, we examine a simple model of molecules with two relevant electronic levels, characterized by potential…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-28 Q. Zhang , M. Asjad , M. Reitz , C. Sommer , B. Gurlek , C. Genes

Cavity-mediated light-matter coupling can dramatically alter opto-electronic and physico-chemical properties of a molecule. Ab initio theoretical predictions of these systems need to combine non-perturbative, many-body electronic structure…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-19 Derek S. Wang , Tomáš Neuman , Johannes Flick , Prineha Narang

Intramolecular energy transfer driven by near-field effects plays an important role in applications ranging from biophysics and chemistry to nano-optics and quantum communications. Advances in strong light-matter coupling in molecular…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-14 Kristin B. Arnardottir , Piper Fowler-Wright , Christos Tserkezis , Brendon W. Lovett , Jonathan Keeling

Optical polaritons appear when a material excitation strongly couples to the optical mode. Such strong coupling between molecular transitions and optical cavities results in far-reaching opportunities in modifying fundamental properties of…

Recent experiments have demonstrated that polariton formation provides a novel strategy for modifying local molecular processes when a large ensemble of molecules is confined within an optical cavity. Herein, a numerical strategy based on…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-05-16 Andres Felipe Bocanegra Vargas , Tao E. Li

Strong coupling between light and matter is possible with a variety of organic materials. In contrast to the simpler inorganic case, organic materials often have a complicated spectrum, with vibrationally dressed electronic transitions.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-02 M. Ahsan Zeb , Peter G. Kirton , Jonathan Keeling

Experimental studies indicate that optical cavities can affect chemical reactions, through either vibrational or electronic strong coupling and the quantized cavity modes. However, the current understanding of the interplay between…

Molecular polaritons are hybrid light-matter states that enable the exploration of potential cavity-modified chemistry. The development of dynamical, first-principles approaches for simulating molecular polaritons is important for…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-07-18 Millan F. Welman , Tao E. Li , Sharon Hammes-Schiffer