Title :
Spatio-temporal dynamics of coherent polaritons in a semiconductor microcavity
Author :
Baumberg, Jeremy J. ; Grundy, Alastair ; Von Högersthal, Giorgio Baldassarri Höger ; Sanvitto, D. ; Skolnick, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
Spatio-temporal dynamics of coherent exciton-polariton populations in semiconductor microcavities shows a rich ultrafast behaviour that presages many of the features of coherent matter condensates. For condensates at room temperature the response is necessarily ultrafast.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; excitons; high-speed optical techniques; microcavities; polaritons; semiconductor quantum wells; spatiotemporal phenomena; coherent exciton-polariton; semiconductor microcavity; spatio-temporal dynamics; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Atom optics; Clouds; Dispersion; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Optical vortices; Particle scattering; Ultrafast optics; (020.1670) Coherent optical effects; (320.7130) Ultrafast processes in semiconductors; (350.2250) Femtosecond phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628968
