Theory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Vibrational Polaritons

ORAL

Abstract

Vibrational polaritons are hybrid excitations of optical resonators and molecules which offer new ways to control chemical processes in the electronic ground-state by introducing long-range coherence into molecular vibrational excited-states. In this talk, I will provide an overview of a recently-developed theory of pump-probe spectroscopy of vibrational polaritons based on the quantum Langevin equations. I will give emphasis to aspects of the polariton nonlinear optical response which are unique to the vibrational case, and show how information gathered from nonlinear optical measurements provides guidance for the manipulation of chemical reactivity in optical cavities.

*J.Y.Z and R.F.R acknowledge support from NSF CAREER award CHE:1654732 and generous UCSD startup funds.

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Presenters

  • Raphael Ribeiro

    • Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ of California - San Diego
    • University of California San Diego

Authors

  • Raphael Ribeiro

    • Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ of California - San Diego
    • University of California San Diego

  • Bo Xiang

    • University of California San Diego
    • Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego

  • Adam Dunkelberger

    • Chemistry Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
    • Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory
    • Naval Research Lab

  • Wei Xiong

    • University of California San Diego

  • Blake Simpkins

    • Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory
    • Chemistry Division, US Naval Research Laboratory
    • Naval Research Lab

  • Jeffrey Owrutsky

    • Naval Research Lab
    • Chemistry Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
    • Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory
    • Chemistry Division, US Naval Research Laboratory

  • Joel Yuen-Zhou

    • Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ of California - San Diego
    • University of California San Diego
    • Chemistry & Biochemistry, Univ of California - San Diego
    • Univ of California - San Diego
    • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ of California - San Diego