BACKGROUND One of the most important phenomena in cavity quantum electrodynamics
(cQED) is the so-called strong coupling regime, which appears when the interaction …

Here, we review the design of optical cavities, transient and modulated responses, and
theoretical models relevant to vibrational strong coupling (VSC). While planar Fabry–Perot …

Molecular polaritons are quasiparticles resulting from the hybridization between molecular
and photonic modes. These composite entities, bearing characteristics inherited from both …

The coherent exchange of energy between materials and optical fields leads to strong light–
matter interactions and so-called polaritonic states with intriguing properties, halfway …

Over the past decade, the possibility of manipulating chemistry and material properties using
hybrid light–matter states has stimulated considerable interest. Hybrid light–matter states …

Chemical manifestations of strong light–matter coupling have recently been a subject of
intense experimental and theoretical studies. Here we review the present status of this field …

Molecular polaritons result from light-matter coupling between optical resonances and
molecular electronic or vibrational transitions. When the coupling is strong enough, new …

Surface‐enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRA) has emerged as a powerful
technique for ultrasensitive chemical‐specific analysis. SEIRA can be realized by employing …

Strong coupling of molecules to vacuum fields is widely reported to lead to modified
chemical properties such as reaction rates. However, some recent attempts to reproduce …

Vibrational strong coupling (VSC) occurs when molecular vibrations hybridize with the
modes of an optical cavity, an interaction mediated by vacuum fluctuations. VSC has been …