Polaritons

In-plane anisotropic exciton-polariton propagation in SnSe enables nanoscale imaging of the in-plane ferroelectric domains

The authors investigate whether strong light-matter coupling can alter the nonlinear optical response of molecules inside a microcavity. Focusing on electroabsorption as a model third order nonlinearity, they find that apparent discrepancies between experiment and classical transfer matrix modeling arise from dark states in the system and are not a sign of new physics in the strong coupling regime.

Hybridization of dark optical cavity modes with vibrational states of molecules can alter chemical reactions. Here, the authors use ab-initio methods to shine light on the associated mechanism and highlight the role of the optical mode to redistribute the vibrational energy.

Scanning near-field optical microscopy measurements show that polaritonic nanophotonics is attainable in natural low-symmetry materials, leading to a general way to manipulate light at the nanoscale.

Here, the authors predict that plasmons in two-dimensional materials with closely located electron and hole Fermi pockets can be amplified when an electrical current bias is applied along the displaced electron-hole pockets, without the need for an external gain medium.

Lead halide perovskites have recently emerged as a promising platform for the study of polariton superfluidity at room temperature. Here the authors report a complete set of quantum fluid phase transitions in both 1D and 2D homogeneous single crystals of CsPbBr₃.