Dissociation slowdown by collective optical response under strong coupling conditions
Abstract
We consider an ensemble of diatomic molecules resonantly coupled to an optical cavity under strong coupling conditions at normal incidence. Photodissociation dynamics is examined via direct numerical integration of the coupled Maxwell–Schrödinger equations with molecular rovibrational degrees of freedom explicitly taken into account. It is shown that the dissociation is significantly affected (slowed down) when the system is driven at its polaritonic frequencies. The observed effect is demonstrated to be of transient nature and has no classical analog. An intuitive explanation of the dissociation slowdown at polaritonic frequencies is proposed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 22, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1063/5.0133972
Entities
People
- Abraham Nitzan
- Joseph E Subotnik
- Maxim Sukharev
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Arizona State University
- Division of Chemistry
- Office of Science
- University of Pennsylvania