Perfect reflection of light by an oscillating dipole.
- Zumofen G Nano-Optics Group, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
- Mojarad NM
- Sandoghdar V
- Agio M
- 2008-11-13
Published in:
- Physical review letters. - 2008
English
We show theoretically that a directional dipole wave can be perfectly reflected by a single pointlike oscillating dipole. Furthermore, we find that, in the case of a strongly focused plane wave, up to 85% of the incident light can be reflected by the dipole. Our results hold for the full spectrum of the electromagnetic interactions and have immediate implications for achieving strong coupling between a single propagating photon and a single quantum emitter.
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- DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.180404
- PMID 18999800
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