We propose and study a nanoscale strong coupling effect between metamaterials and polymer molecular vibrations using metallic split-ring resonators (SRRs). Specifically, we first provided a numerical investigation of the SRR design, which was followed by an experimental demonstration of strong coupling between mid-infrared magnetic dipole resonance supported by the SRRs fabricated on a calcium fluoride substrate and polymethyl methacrylate molecular vibrations at 1730 cm. Characterized by the anti-crossing feature and spectral splitting behaviors in the transmission spectra, these results demonstrate efficient nanoscale manipulation of light-matter interactions between phonon vibrations and metamaterials.
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