Ultrastrong light-matter coupling at terahertz frequencies with split ring resonators and inter-Landau level transitions

We study strong light-matter coupling at terahertz frequencies employing a system based on an array of deeply subwavelength split ring resonators deposited on top of an ensemble of modulation-doped quantum wells. By applying a magnetic field parallel to the epitaxial growth axis, at low temperatures, Landau Levels are formed. We probe the interaction of the inter-Landau level transitions with the resonators modes, measuring a normalized coupling ratio Ωωc=0.58 between the inter-Landau level frequency ωc and the Rabi frequency Ω of the system. The physics of the system is studied as a function of the metasurface composition and of the number of quantum wells. We demonstrate that the light-matter coupling strength is basically independent from the metamaterial lattice spacing.