Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with Hyperbolic van der Waals Materials
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2023-05-26
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The ground-state properties and excitation energies of a quantum emitter can be modified in the ultrastrong coupling regime of cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED) where the light-matter interaction strength becomes comparable to the cavity resonance frequency. Recent studies have started to explore the possibility of controlling an electronic material by embedding it in a cavity that confines electromagnetic fields in deep subwavelength scales. Currently, there is a strong interest in realizing ultrastrong-coupling cavity QED in the terahertz (THz) part of the spectrum, since most of the elementary excitations of quantum materials are in this frequency range. We propose and discuss a promising platform to achieve this goal based on a two-dimensional electronic material encapsulated by a planar cavity consisting of ultrathin polar van der Waals crystals. As a concrete setup, we show that nanometer-thick hexagonal boron nitride layers should allow one to reach the ultrastrong coupling regime for single-electron cyclotron resonance in a bilayer graphene. The proposed cavity platform can be realized by a wide variety of thin dielectric materials with hyperbolic dispersions. Consequently, van der Waals heterostructures hold the promise of becoming a versatile playground for exploring the ultrastrong-coupling physics of cavity QED materials.
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130 (21)
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216901
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American Physical Society
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03636 - Imamoglu, Atac / Imamoglu, Atac
09753 - Demler, Eugene / Demler, Eugene
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207520 - Quantum Photonics and cavity-QED in two-dimensional materials (SNF)
212899 - Non-perturbative approaches to strongly correlated many-body systems (SNF)
212899 - Non-perturbative approaches to strongly correlated many-body systems (SNF)