Fluctuations of the electromagnetic local density of states as a probe for structural phase switching

Sousa, N. de; Sáenz, Juan José; Scheffold, Frank; García-Martín, A.; Froufe-Pérez, Luis S.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.94.043832

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Fluctuations of the electromagnetic local density of states as a probe for structural phase switching

Sousa, N. de Departamento de Fısica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain - Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Sáenz, Juan José Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain - IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
Scheffold, Frank Physics Department, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
García-Martín, A. IMM - Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid, Spain
Froufe-Pérez, Luis S. Physics Department, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

19.10.2016

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Physical Review A. - 2016, vol. 94, no. 4, p. 043832

English We study the statistics of the fluorescence decay rates for single quantum emitters embedded in a scattering medium undergoing a phase transition. Under certain circumstances, the structural properties of the scattering medium explore a regime in which the system dynamically switches between two different phases. While in that regime the light-scattering properties of both phases are hardly distinguishable, we demonstrate that the lifetime statistics of single emitters with low diffusivity is clearly dependent on the dynamical state in which the medium evolves. Hence, lifetime statistics provides clear signatures of phase switching in systems where light scattering does not.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Physique

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