Nanostructured $\mathrm{GaAs/(Al,Ga)As}$ Waveguide for Low-Density Polariton Condensation from a Bound State in the Continuum

Riminucci, F.; Ardizzone, V.; Francaviglia, L.; Lorenzon, M.; Stavrakas, C.; Dhuey, S.; Schwartzberg, A.; Zanotti, S.; Gerace, D.; Baldwin, K.; Pfeiffer, L. N.; Gigli, G.; Ogletree, D. F.; Weber-Bargioni, A.; Cabrini, S.; Sanvitto, D.

doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.18.024039

Title: Nanostructured $$\mathrm{GaAs/(Al,Ga)As}$$ Waveguide for Low-Density Polariton Condensation from a Bound State in the Continuum

Journal Article · 15 August 2022 · Physical Review Applied

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.18.024039 · OSTI ID:1907587

Riminucci, F. ^[1]; Ardizzone, V. ^[2];

^[3]; Lorenzon, M. ^[3]; Stavrakas, C. ^[3]; Dhuey, S. ^[3]; Schwartzberg, A. ^[3]; Zanotti, S. ^[4]; Gerace, D. ^[4]; Baldwin, K. ^[5]; Pfeiffer, L. N. ^[5]; Gigli, G. ^[6];

^[3]; Weber-Bargioni, A. ^[3]; Cabrini, S. ^[3]; Sanvitto, D. ^[2]

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Università del Salento, Lecce (Italy)
CNR Nanotec, Lecce (Italy)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Università di Pavia (Italy)
Princeton University, NJ (United States)
Università del Salento, Lecce (Italy); CNR Nanotec, Lecce (Italy)

Exciton-polaritons are hybrid light-matter states that arise from strong coupling between an exciton resonance and a photonic cavity mode. As bosonic excitations, they can undergo a phase transition to a condensed state that can emit coherent light without a population inversion. This aspect makes them good candidates for thresholdless lasers, yet short exciton-polariton lifetime has made it difficult to achieve condensation at very low power densities. In this sense, long-lived symmetry-protected states are excellent candidates to overcome the limitations that arise from the finite mirror reflectivity of monolithic microcavities. In this work we use a photonic symmetry-protected bound state in the continuum coupled to an excitonic resonance to achieve state-of-the-art polariton condensation threshold in a GaAs/(Al,Ga)As waveguide. Most important, we show the influence of fabrication control and how surface passivation via atomic layer deposition provides a way to reduce exciton quenching at the grating sidewalls.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundations; Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR); Ministry of University and Scientific Research (MIUR); National Science Foundation (NSF); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1907587

Journal Information:: Physical Review Applied, Journal Name: Physical Review Applied Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 18; ISSN 2331-7019

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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