All-optical control of phase singularities using strong light-matter coupling

P. A. Thomas; K. S. Menghrajani; W. L. Barnes

Abstract

We utilise cavity-free strong coupling, where electromagnetic modes sustained by a material are strong enough to strongly couple to the material's own molecular resonance, to create phase singularities in a simple thin film of organic molecules. We show that the use of photochromic molecules allows for all-optical control of phase singularities. We suggest that this opens a new application for strong light-matter coupling and a new, simplified, more versatile means of manipulating phase singularities.

Original language	English
Pages	916-917
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics 2022 - Torremolinos, Spain Duration: 19 Jul 2022 → 22 Jul 2022 Conference number: 12th https://metaconferences.org/META/index.php/META2022 https://metaconferences.org/META/files/meta22_proceedings.pdf

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Conference	International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics 2022
Abbreviated title	META 2022
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Torremolinos
Period	19/07/22 → 22/07/22
Internet address	https://metaconferences.org/META/index.php/META2022 https://metaconferences.org/META/files/meta22_proceedings.pdf

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All-optical control of phase singularities using strong light-matter coupling

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All-optical control of phase singularities using strong light-matter coupling

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