Nonlinear optical rectification and optical bistability in a coupled asymmetric quantum dot-metal nanoparticle hybrid
We study the optical response of a coupled asymmetric semiconductor quantum dot-spherical metal nanoparticle structure. The asymmetric quantum dot has permanent electric dipole moments that also interact with light. We derive the density matrix equations for the system including the modification of...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/13030 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13030 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 539.2:620.1 530.145 535.317.2 Optical rectification Electric dipole moments Optical bistability Nanoparticles Population inversion Plasmonics Plasmons Excitons Quantum dots Física del estado sólido Óptica (Física) Óptica física, óptica cuántica 2211 Física del Estado Sólido 2209.19 Óptica Física 2209.19 Óptica física |
| Sumario: | We study the optical response of a coupled asymmetric semiconductor quantum dot-spherical metal nanoparticle structure. The asymmetric quantum dot has permanent electric dipole moments that also interact with light. We derive the density matrix equations for the system including the modification of the electric field and the exciton-plasmon coupling. We emphasize on the effects of the nonlinear optical rectification and controlled optical bistability and analyze these phenomena for different values of the light intensity and different distances between the quantum dot and the metal nanoparticle. We show that when the system is set in a situation where optical bistability can be produced, the optical rectification of the hybrid system is bivalued. We also analyze the slow-down to reach the steady state when the system is driven close and far from the turning points. |
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