Ultra-low threshold polariton condensation

Steger, Mark; Fluegel, Brian; Alberi, Kirstin; Snoke, David W.; Pfeiffer, Loren N.; West, Ken; Mascarenhas, Angelo

doi:10.1364/OL.42.001165

Title: Ultra-low threshold polariton condensation

Journal Article · Mon Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.42.001165· OSTI ID:1351869

Steger, Mark ^[1]; Fluegel, Brian ^[1]; Alberi, Kirstin ^[1]; Snoke, David W. ^[2]; Pfeiffer, Loren N. ^[3]; West, Ken ^[3]; Mascarenhas, Angelo ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Electrical Engineering Dept.

Here, we demonstrate the condensation of microcavity polaritons with a very sharp threshold occurring at a two orders of magnitude pump intensity lower than previous demonstrations of condensation. The long cavity lifetime and trapping and pumping geometries are crucial to the realization of this low threshold. Polariton condensation, or 'polariton lasing' has long been proposed as a promising source of coherent light at a lower threshold than traditional lasing, and these results indicate some considerations for optimizing designs for lower thresholds.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); US Army Research Office (ARO); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; W911NF-15-1-0466; DMR-1420541

OSTI ID:: 1351869

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1346441

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5K00-68052

Journal Information:: Optics Letters, Vol. 42, Issue 6; ISSN 0146-9592

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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