Perfect Reflection of Light by an Oscillating Dipole

Zumofen, G.; Mojarad, N. M.; Sandoghdar, Vahid; Agio, M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.180404

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Zumofen, G., Mojarad, N. M., Sandoghdar, V., & Agio, M. (2008). Perfect Reflection of Light by an Oscillating Dipole. Physical Review Letters, 101: 180404. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.180404.

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We show theoretically that a directional dipole wave can be perfectly reflected by a single pointlike oscillating dipole. Furthermore, we find that, in the case of a strongly focused plane wave, up to 85% of the incident light can be reflected by the dipole. Our results hold for the full spectrum of the electromagnetic interactions and have immediate implications for achieving strong coupling between a single propagating photon and a single quantum emitter.