Self-Hybridized Vibrational-Mie Polaritons in Water Droplets
Journal article, 2024
We study the self-hybridization between Mie modes supported by water droplets with stretching and bending vibrations in water molecules. Droplets with radii >2.7 μm are found to be polaritonic on the onset of the ultrastrong light-matter coupling regime. Similarly, the effect is observed in larger deuterated water droplets at lower frequencies. Our results indicate that polaritonic states are ubiquitous and occur in water droplets in mists, fogs, and clouds. This finding may have implications not only for polaritonic physics but also for aerosol and atmospheric sciences.
Author
Adriana Canales Ramos
Chalmers, Physics, Nano and Biophysics
Oleg Kotov
Chalmers, Physics, Nano and Biophysics
Betül Kücüköz
Chalmers, Physics, Nano and Biophysics
Timur Shegai
Chalmers, Physics, Nano and Biophysics
Physical Review Letters
0031-9007 (ISSN) 1079-7114 (eISSN)
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Subject Categories
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.193804
PubMed
38804922