Control, modulation, and analytical descriptions of vibrational strong coupling

BS Simpkins, AD Dunkelberger, I Vurgaftman - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 for chemistry, photonics and quantum technologies

B **ang, W **ong - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Molecular polaritons are quasiparticles resulting from the hybridization between molecular
and photonic modes. These composite entities, bearing characteristics inherited from both …

Ultrafast dynamics of CN radical reactions with chloroform solvent under vibrational strong coupling

AP Fidler, L Chen, AM McKillop… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Polariton chemistry may provide a new means to control molecular reactivity, permitting
remote, reversible modification of reaction energetics, kinetics, and product yields. A …

Direct Evidence of Ultrafast Energy Delocalization Between Optically Hybridized J‐Aggregates in a Strongly Coupled Microcavity

M Russo, K Georgiou, A Genco… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Strong coupling between light and matter in a microcavity can produce quasi‐particle states
termed cavity‐polaritons. In cavity architectures containing more than one excitonic species …

Revisiting cavity-coupled 2DIR: A classical approach implicates reservoir modes

CG Pyles, BS Simpkins, I Vurgaftman… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Significant debate surrounds the origin of nonlinear optical responses from cavity-coupled
molecular vibrations. Several groups, including our own, have previously assigned portions …

When do molecular polaritons behave like optical filters?

K Schwennicke, A Koner, JB Pérez-Sánchez… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This perspective outlines several linear optical effects featured by molecular polaritons
arising in the collective strong light-matter coupling regime, focusing on the limit when the …

The role of IR inactive mode in W(CO)6 polariton relaxation process

O Hirschmann, HH Bhakta, W **ong - Nanophotonics, 2024 - degruyter.com
Vibrational polaritons have shown potential in influencing chemical reactions, but the exact
mechanism by which they impact vibrational energy redistribution, crucial for rational …

Reply to “Comment on:'Isolating Vibrational Polariton 2D-IR Transmission Spectra'”

R Duan, JN Mastron, Y Song… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In a Comment on our recent Letter, the authors take issue with our method of refining 2D-IR
transmission spectra to remove a background contribution that arises from nonpolaritonic …

Unlocking Delocalization: How Much Coupling Strength can Overcome Energy Disorder in Molecular Polaritons?

T Liu, G Yin, W **ong - Chemical Science, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Polaritons, quasiparticles formed from the collective strong coupling of light and matter, have
been shown for their capability to modify chemical reactions, energy and charge transport …

Efficient and Tunable Photochemical Charge Transfer via Long-Lived Bloch Surface Wave Polaritons

K Rashidi, E Michail, B Salcido-Santacruz… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Achieving precise control of photoinduced molecular charge transfer reactions underpins
key emerging technologies. As such, the use of hybrid light-matter molecular exciton …