Energy Transfer between Spatially Separated Entangled Molecules

• DOI: 10.1002/ange.201703539
• Publication Date: 2017-06-09T14:22:42Z
• Authors: Xiaolan Zhong; Thibault Chervy; Lei Zhang; Anoop Thomas; Jino George; Cyriaque Genet; James A. Hutchison; Thomas W. Ebbesen
• Keywords: Cyanine; Acceptor; Resonant inductive coupling

Abstract Light–matter strong coupling allows for the possibility of entangling wave functions different molecules through light field. We hereby present direct evidence non‐radiative energy transfer well beyond Förster limit spatially separated donor and acceptor cyanine dyes strongly coupled to a cavity. The transient dynamics static spectra show an efficiency approaching 37 % donor–acceptor distances ≥100 nm. In such systems, process becomes independent distance as long strength is maintained. This consistent with entangled delocalized nature polaritonic states.