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Breaking the angular dispersion limit in thin film optics by ultra-strong light-matter coupling

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  • Andreas Mischok

    (Greinstr. 4-6
    North Haugh)

  • Bernhard Siegmund

    (Agoralaan)

  • Florian Le Roux

    (Greinstr. 4-6)

  • Sabina Hillebrandt

    (Greinstr. 4-6
    North Haugh)

  • Koen Vandewal

    (Agoralaan)

  • Malte C. Gather

    (Greinstr. 4-6
    North Haugh)

Abstract

Thin film interference is integral to modern photonics, e.g., allowing for precise design of high performance optical filters, photovoltaics and light-emitting devices. However, interference inevitably leads to a generally undesired change of spectral characteristics with angle. Here, we introduce a strategy to overcome this fundamental limit in optics by utilizing and tuning the exciton-polariton modes arising in ultra-strongly coupled microcavities. We demonstrate optical filters with narrow pass bands that shift by less than their half width (

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  • Andreas Mischok & Bernhard Siegmund & Florian Le Roux & Sabina Hillebrandt & Koen Vandewal & Malte C. Gather, 2024. "Breaking the angular dispersion limit in thin film optics by ultra-strong light-matter coupling," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-54623-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54623-1
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