Spectral properties of a strongly coupled quantum-dot–metal-nanoparticle system

Abstract

We investigate the coherent control of the quantum optical properties of a quantum dot coupled to a metallic nanoparticle using a photon Green's function method, which is based on the exact quantization of the electromagnetic fields in a dissipative medium. The properties of the spontaneous emission spectra of such a system are studied in detail with and without involving the coherent field. The Rabi splitting effect in the spectrum emitted by the quantum dot under particular conditions is predicted for different sizes of the metal nanoparticles. We show that the spontaneous emission spectra of the transition coupled to surface plasmons may be further modified by adjusting the external coherent control on the adjacent transitions. Furthermore, the pronounced oscillatory behavior for the quantum-dot dynamics is demonstrated with the presence of the metal nanoparticle by the non-Markovian treatment. Our results may have potential applications in plasmonic-based quantum manipulation.