This book presents the latest results of quantum properties of light in the nanostructured environment supporting surface plasmons, including waveguide quantum electrodynamics, quantum emitters, strong-coupling phenomena and lasing in plasmonic structures. Different approaches are described for controlling the emission and propagation of light with extreme light confinement and field enhancement provided by surface plasmons. Recent progress is reviewed in both experimental and theoretical investigations within quantum plasmonics, elucidating the fundamental physical phenomena involved and discussing the realization of quantum-controlled devices, including single-photon sources, transistors and ultra-compact circuitry at the nanoscale.

Quantum Plasmonics

Table of contents

1. Waveguide Quantum Electrodynamics

- Quantum Optics based on sub-wavelength localization of light

Mihail Lukin

Shanhui Fan

- Chiral interaction of light and matter in confined geometries

A. Rauschenbeutel

M. Agio

2. Quantum Emitters for Plasmonics

- Quantum-Dot Plasmonics

D. Norris

- Quantum photonics with emitters in metal-sem

T. Babinec

- Defects in diamond: light matter interface for solid state spin qubits

F. Jelezko

- Controlled interaction of single NV centers with surface plasmons

R. Quidant

- Metamaterial-enhanced single-photon source

V. Shalaev

- Graphene for Quantum Plasmonics

F. Koppens

4. Collective Strong Coupling

T. Ebbesen

- Polariton condensation in organic semiconductors

S. Kena-Cohen

4. Lasing in Plasmonic Structures

F. Koenderink

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P. Berini

- Ultimate limits of plasmonic enhancement

J. Kurgin

- Antenna-coupled tunnel junctions

L. Novotny

- Molecular electronic plasmonics

C. Nijhuis

J. Aizpurua

- Nonlocal plasmonic response in nanostructures

N. Mortensen