title: Ultrafast energy transfer between molecular assemblies and surface plasmons in the strong coupling regime.
abstract: The nonlinear optical dynamics of nanomaterials comprised of plasmons interacting with quantum emitters is investigated by a self-consistent model based on the coupled Maxwell-Liouville-von Neumann equations. It is shown that ultrashort resonant laser pulses significantly modify the optical properties of such hybrid systems. It is further demonstrated that the energy transfer between interacting molecules and plasmons occurs on a femtosecond time scale and can be controlled with both material and laser parameters.
authors.affiliation: School of Letters and Sciences, Arizona State University , Mesa, Arizona 85212, United States.
authors.forename: Maxim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sukharev
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seideman
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salomon
authors.forename: Yehiam
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Prior