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Main Authors: Schmidt, Mikolaj K., High, Alexander A., Steel, Michael J.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.02106
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author Schmidt, Mikolaj K.
High, Alexander A.
Steel, Michael J.
author_facet Schmidt, Mikolaj K.
High, Alexander A.
Steel, Michael J.
contents A typical surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) system relies on deeply subwavelength field localization in nanoscale plasmonic cavities to enhance both the excitation and emission of Raman-active molecules. Here, we demonstrate that a germanium-vacancy (GeV) defect in diamond can efficiently mediate the excitation process, by acting as a bright atomic antenna. At low temperatures, the GeV's low dissipation allows it to be efficiently populated by the incident field, resulting in a thousand-fold increase in the efficiency of Raman scattering. We show that atomic antenna-enhanced Raman scattering can be distinguished from conventional SERS by tracing the dependence of Stokes intensity on input power.
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spellingShingle Molecular optomechanics with atomic antennas
Schmidt, Mikolaj K.
High, Alexander A.
Steel, Michael J.
Quantum Physics
A typical surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) system relies on deeply subwavelength field localization in nanoscale plasmonic cavities to enhance both the excitation and emission of Raman-active molecules. Here, we demonstrate that a germanium-vacancy (GeV) defect in diamond can efficiently mediate the excitation process, by acting as a bright atomic antenna. At low temperatures, the GeV's low dissipation allows it to be efficiently populated by the incident field, resulting in a thousand-fold increase in the efficiency of Raman scattering. We show that atomic antenna-enhanced Raman scattering can be distinguished from conventional SERS by tracing the dependence of Stokes intensity on input power.
title Molecular optomechanics with atomic antennas
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.02106