Annular holes in a thin gold film filled with silicon dioxide enable ultrastrong coupling between light and atomic vibrations (IMAGE)

University of Minnesota

Annular holes in a thin gold film filled with silicon dioxide enable ultrastrong coupling between light and atomic vibrations

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Annular holes in a thin gold film filled with silicon dioxide enable ultrastrong coupling between light and atomic vibrations. This structure provides opportunities to probe molecules interacting with quantum vacuum fluctuations and develop novel optoelectronic devices.

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Oh Group, University of Minnesota

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