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Quantum Optics Of Polaritonic Nanocomposites, Chris Racknor
Quantum Optics Of Polaritonic Nanocomposites, Chris Racknor
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In this thesis, we study the quantum optical interaction in polaritonic nanocomposites. These systems are made by the combination of two or more micro- or nano-scale structures with complementary optical properties, such as polaritonic materials, excitonic materials, photonic crystals (PCs), quantum dots (QDs), waveguides, couplers, metal nanorods (MNRs), bionanoparticles. The nanocomposites systems studied included QDs doped within a polaritonic PC, an excitonic waveguide coupler, and a metamaterial waveguide. Also addressed are systems consisting of MNRs paired with biological labelling dye or QDs.
The application of a strain field, known as the acousto-optic effect, was found to control photon transmission in …