Phase diagram for condensation of microcavity polaritons: From theory to practice

2008/05/28 by F. M. Marchetti, M. H. Szymańska, M. H. Szymanska +8
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Strong Light-Matter Interactions #cond-mat.mes-hall

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.77.235313

published as Phys. Rev. B 77, 235313 (2008) · 8 pages, 6 figures (Phys. Rev. B, to appear)

arxiv created 2008/05/28 · openalex publication_date 2008/06/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

The first realization of a polariton condensate was recently achieved in a CdTe microcavity [Kasprzak et al., Nature (London) 443, 409 (2006)]. We compare the experimental phase boundaries, for various detunings and cryostat temperatures, with those found theoretically from a model which accounts for features of microcavity polaritons such as reduced dimensionality, internal composite structure, disorder in the quantum wells, polariton-polariton interactions, and finite lifetime.

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