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Polariton traps in semiconductor microcavities

Polariton traps in semiconductor microcavities
Polariton traps in semiconductor microcavities
The strong coupling of excitons and photons inside a semiconductor microcavity forms a trap in k-space for the coupled polaritons. This trap produces new behaviour from the strong parametric scattering of polaritons on the walls of the trap, from condensation of polaritons at the bottom of the trap and from the bottleneck in relaxation at the neck of the trap. We predict the operation of polariton lasers pumped non-resonantly, either electrically or optically, based on efficient scattering of polaritons into the trap.
Stimulation, Polaritons, Microcavities, Amplification, Condensates
385-389
Baumberg, J.J.
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Savvidis, P.G.
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Lagoudakis, P.G.
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Martin, D.
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Whittaker, D.
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Butte, R.
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Skolnick, M.
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Roberts, J.S.
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Baumberg, J.J.
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Savvidis, P.G.
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Lagoudakis, P.G.
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Martin, D.
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Whittaker, D.
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Butte, R.
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Skolnick, M.
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Baumberg, J.J., Savvidis, P.G., Lagoudakis, P.G., Martin, D., Whittaker, D., Butte, R., Skolnick, M. and Roberts, J.S. (2002) Polariton traps in semiconductor microcavities. Physica E, 13 (2-4), 385-389. (doi:10.1016/S1386-9477(02)00146-7).

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The strong coupling of excitons and photons inside a semiconductor microcavity forms a trap in k-space for the coupled polaritons. This trap produces new behaviour from the strong parametric scattering of polaritons on the walls of the trap, from condensation of polaritons at the bottom of the trap and from the bottleneck in relaxation at the neck of the trap. We predict the operation of polariton lasers pumped non-resonantly, either electrically or optically, based on efficient scattering of polaritons into the trap.

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Published date: 2002
Keywords: Stimulation, Polaritons, Microcavities, Amplification, Condensates
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 257631
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/257631
PURE UUID: 8b69ee09-edb2-45b1-9502-d1aae77e2d28
ORCID for P.G. Lagoudakis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3557-5299

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Date deposited: 17 Jun 2003
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 06:00

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Author: J.J. Baumberg
Author: P.G. Savvidis
Author: P.G. Lagoudakis ORCID iD
Author: D. Martin
Author: D. Whittaker
Author: R. Butte
Author: M. Skolnick
Author: J.S. Roberts

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