Premium
Theory of the surface plasmon polariton–exciton interaction in multi‐layer systems
Author(s) -
Schwieger S.,
Vasa P.,
Runge E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.200777608
Subject(s) - exciton , polariton , semiconductor , nanowire , plasmon , surface plasmon polariton , optoelectronics , materials science , reflection (computer programming) , quantum well , condensed matter physics , surface plasmon , field (mathematics) , exciton polaritons , observable , nanophotonics , layer (electronics) , nanotechnology , optics , physics , quantum mechanics , laser , mathematics , computer science , pure mathematics , programming language
A thorough theoretical understanding of the interaction of excitons and surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) in metal–semiconductor hybrid structures is of fundamental importance for the design of SPP‐based devices. A theory to describe SPP–exciton interaction in a periodic multilayer film system is presented and demonstrated. In a hybrid system of gold nanowires on top of a GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well (QW), our calculations show the formation of coupled SPP–exciton modes. These are predicted to be observable in reflection spectra and by near‐field scanning optical microscopy. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)