Photonics

Envisioning Quantum Electrodynamic Frameworks Based on Bio-Photonic Cavities

Vincenzo Caligiuri, Francesca Leone, Ferdinanda Annesi, Alfredo Pane, Roberto Bartolino, Antonio De Luca

Published Oct 23, 2021• 8 citations

Abstract

A bio-photonic cavity quantum electrodynamic (C-QED) framework could be imagined as a system in which both the “cavity” and the “atom” participating in the light-matter interaction scenario are bio-inspired. Can a cavity be made of a bio-polymer? If so, how should such a cavity appear and what are the best polymers to fabricate it? Can a bioluminescent material stand the comparison with new-fashion semiconductors? In this review we answer these fundamental questions to pave the way toward an eco-friendly paradigm, in which the ever-increasing demand for more performing quantum photonics technologies meets the ever-increasing yet silent demand of our planet to reduce our environmental footprint.

DOI: 10.3390/photonics8110470

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