title: Perfect reflection of light by an oscillating dipole.
abstract: We show theoretically that a directional dipole wave can be perfectly reflected by a single pointlike oscillating dipole. Furthermore, we find that, in the case of a strongly focused plane wave, up to 85% of the incident light can be reflected by the dipole. Our results hold for the full spectrum of the electromagnetic interactions and have immediate implications for achieving strong coupling between a single propagating photon and a single quantum emitter.
authors.affiliation: Nano-Optics Group, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zumofen
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Mojarad
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sandoghdar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agio