Kubo-Anderson theory of polariton lineshape

Abstract

We apply the Kubo-Anderson stochastic theory of molecular spectral lineshape to the case of polaritons formed in the collective strong coupling regime. We investigate both the fast and slow limits of the random frequency modulation of the emitter as well as the intermediate regime and show how the interplay between the characteristic timescales of the cavity and the molecular disorder is expressed in the observed polaritons lineshapes. The analytical solution obtained for the slow limit is valid for any ratio between the inhomogeneous broadening of the molecules and the Rabi splitting, especially relevant for molecular polaritons where these two quantities can be of the same order of magnitude