Title :
Solitons in semiconductor microcavities operating in the strong coupling regime
Author :
Egorov, O.A. ; Skryabin, D.V. ; Yulin, A.V. ; Lederer, F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Condensed Matter Theor. & Solid State Opt., Friedrich Schiller Univ. of Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate theoretically the existence of polariton-solitons in semiconductor microcavity in the strong-coupling regime. Their relaxation time and required pump powers are at list one order less than those of their weakly coupled light-only counterparts.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; optical solitons; polaritons; quantum optics; polariton-soliton; pump power; semiconductor microcavity; strong-coupling regime; weakly coupled light-only counterpart; Energy states; Excitons; Frequency; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Photonics; (190.1450); (190.4420); (190.5970); (190.6135);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
