Quasi-BIC Mode Lasing in a Quadrumer Plasmonic Lattice

Autor: Rebecca Heilmann, Grazia Salerno, Javier Cuerda, Tommi K. Hakala, Päivi Törmä
Přispěvatelé: Quantum Dynamics, University of Eastern Finland, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto-yliopisto, Aalto University
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: ACS Photonics
ISSN: 2330-4022
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.1c01416
Popis: openaire: EC/H2020/101025211/EU//TEBLA Plasmonic lattices of metal nanoparticles have emerged as an effective platform for strong light–matter coupling, lasing, and Bose–Einstein condensation. However, the full potential of complex unit cell structures has not been exploited. On the other hand, bound states in continuum (BICs) have attracted attention, as they provide topologically protected optical modes with diverging quality factors. Here, we show that quadrumer nanoparticle lattices enable lasing in a quasi-BIC mode with a highly out-of-plane character. By combining theory with polarization-resolved measurements of the emission, we show that the lasing mode has a topological charge. Our analysis reveals that the mode is primarily polarized out-of-plane as a result of the quadrumer structure. The quality factors of the out-of-plane BIC modes of the quadrumer array can be exceedingly high. Our results unveil the power of complex multiparticle unit cells in creating topologically protected high-Q modes in periodic nanostructures.
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