Hybridization of molecules via a common photonic mode

Nobakht J, Pscherer A, Renger J, Götzinger S, Sandoghdar V (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America National Academy of Sciences

Book Volume: 122

Article Number: e2505161122

Journal Issue: 31

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2505161122

Abstract

Atoms and molecules usually hybridize and form bonds when they come in very close proximity of each other. In this work, we show that molecules can hybridize even through far-field electromagnetic interactions mediated by the shared mode of an optical microcavity. We discuss a collective enhancement of the vacuum Rabi splitting and study super- and subradiant states that arise from the cavity-mediated coupling both in the resonant and dispersive regimes. Moreover, we demonstrate a two-photon transition that emerges between the ground and excited states of the new optical compound. Our experimental data are in excellent agreement with the predictions of the Tavis–Cummings Hamiltonian and open the door to the realization of hybrid light–matter materials.

Authors with CRIS profile

Stephan Götzinger
Vahid Sandoghdar

Involved external institutions

Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Nobakht, J., Pscherer, A., Renger, J., Götzinger, S., & Sandoghdar, V. (2025). Hybridization of molecules via a common photonic mode. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122(31). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505161122

MLA:

Nobakht, Jahangir, et al. "Hybridization of molecules via a common photonic mode." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122.31 (2025).

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