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Continuous wave observation of massive polariton redistribution by stimulated scattering in semiconductor microcavities

Continuous wave observation of massive polariton redistribution by stimulated scattering in semiconductor microcavities
Continuous wave observation of massive polariton redistribution by stimulated scattering in semiconductor microcavities
A massive redistribution of the polariton occupancy to two specific wave vectors, zero and 3.9 x 104 cm-1, is observed under conditions of continuous wave excitation of a semiconductor microcavity. The “condensation” of the polaritons to the two specific states arises from stimulated scattering at final state occupancies of order unity. The stimulation phenomena, arising due to the bosonic character of the polariton quasiparticles, occur for conditions of resonant excitation of the lower polariton branch. High energy nonresonant excitation, as in most previous work, instead leads to conventional lasing in the vertical cavity structure.
1079-7114
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Skolnick, M.S.
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Tartakovskii, A.I.
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Savvidis, P.G.
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Stevenson, R.M., Astratov, V.N., Skolnick, M.S., Whittaker, D.M., Emam-Ismail, M., Tartakovskii, A.I., Savvidis, P.G., Baumberg, J.J. and Roberts, J.S. (2000) Continuous wave observation of massive polariton redistribution by stimulated scattering in semiconductor microcavities. Physical Review Letters, 85 (17), 3680-3683. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3680).

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A massive redistribution of the polariton occupancy to two specific wave vectors, zero and 3.9 x 104 cm-1, is observed under conditions of continuous wave excitation of a semiconductor microcavity. The “condensation” of the polaritons to the two specific states arises from stimulated scattering at final state occupancies of order unity. The stimulation phenomena, arising due to the bosonic character of the polariton quasiparticles, occur for conditions of resonant excitation of the lower polariton branch. High energy nonresonant excitation, as in most previous work, instead leads to conventional lasing in the vertical cavity structure.

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Published date: October 2000
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 256713
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/256713
ISSN: 1079-7114
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Date deposited: 04 Aug 2002
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 05:46

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Author: R.M. Stevenson
Author: V.N. Astratov
Author: M.S. Skolnick
Author: D.M. Whittaker
Author: M. Emam-Ismail
Author: A.I. Tartakovskii
Author: P.G. Savvidis
Author: J.J. Baumberg
Author: J.S. Roberts

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