title: Exciton-plasmon-photon conversion in plasmonic nanostructures.
abstract: A silver-nanowire cavity is functionalized with CdSe nanocrystals and optimized towards cavity quantum electrodynamics by varying the nanocrystal-nanowire distance d and cavity length L. From the modulation of the nanocrystal emission by the cavity modes a plasmon group velocity of v (gr) approximately 0.5c is derived. Efficient exciton-plasmon-photon conversion and guiding is demonstrated along with a modification in the spontaneous emission rate of the coupled exciton-plasmon system.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Physik, Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 4, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fedutik
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Temnov
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schöps
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Woggon
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Artemyev