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Multi‐Mode Deep Strong Coupling in a Multi Quantum Well Fabry–Perot Cavity

Lucy Hale, Johan Andberger, Ethan Koskas, Frieder Lindel, Mattias Beck, Giacomo Scalari, Jérôme Faist

Advanced Optical Materials· Volume 14· Issue 21

Abstract

ABSTRACT We present multi‐mode deep‐strong coupling in a multi‐quantum well (N = 166) heterostructure. The heterostructure itself acts as a Fabry–Perot cavity, for which the even cavity modes strongly couple to the cyclotron resonance to form Landau polaritons. The experimentally observed vacuum Rabi splitting is larger than the mode spacing and well into the deep‐strong coupling regime (η > 1) resulting in a rich multi‐mode polaritonic spectrum which is accurately reproduced by an “all‐to‐all” multi‐photonic, multi‐electronic Hopfield coupling model. Remarkably, light‐matter decoupling is observed across the whole measurable spectrum, including in the low frequency limit (λ≫L_cav) where the normalized coupling strength reaches η = 8.1. The system demonstrates a robust platform for exploring extreme coupling regimes and its chiral nature holds potential for chiral cavity and chiral mirror applications.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Strong Light-Matter Interactions · Mechanical and Optical Resonators · Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

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Affiliations

Institute of Quantum Electronics ETH Zürich Zürich Switzerland

Institute for Theoretical Physics ETH Zürich Zürich Switzerland

Quantum Center ETH Zürich Zürich Switzerland

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