2010/07/27 by Liaoxin Sun, Sun, Liaoxin, Shulin Sun +15
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #FOS: Physical sciences #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research #Social Media and Politics #Strong Light-Matter Interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1007.4686
openalex publication_date 2010/07/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A cavity-polariton, formed due to the strong coupling between exciton and cavity mode, is one of the most promising composite bosons for realizing macroscopic spontaneous coherence at high temperature. Up to date, most of polariton quantum degeneracy experiments were conducted in the complicated two-dimensional (2D) planar microcavities. The role of dimensionality in coherent quantum degeneracy of a composite bosonic system of exciton polaritons remains mysterious. Here we report the first experimental observation of a one-dimensional (1D) polariton condensate in a ZnO microwire at room temperature. The massive occupation of the polariton ground state above a distinct pump power threshold is clearly demonstrated by using the angular resolved spectroscopy under non-resonant excitation. The power threshold is one order of magnitude lower than that of Mott transition. Furthermore, a well-defined far field emission pattern from the polariton condensate mode is observed, manifesting the coherence build-up in the condensed polariton system.