Title :
Photon and polariton condensates in microcavities
Author :
Kammann, E. ; Ohadi, H. ; Maragkou, M. ; Lagoudakis, K.G. ; Liew, T.H.C. ; Kavokin, A.V. ; Lagoudakis, P.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
In this work we study thermalisation-, coherence- and spin dynamics of photon and polariton Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). We witness carrier distributions following the Bose Einstein distribution, buildup of long-range order and spontaneous symmetry breaking.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; long-range order; microcavities; polaritons; spin dynamics; spontaneous symmetry breaking; Bose Einstein distribution; carrier distributions; coherence-dynamics; long-range order buildup; microcavities; photon Bose-Einstein condensate; polariton Bose-Einstein condensate; spin dynamics; spontaneous symmetry breaking; thermalisation-dynamics; Couplings; Dispersion; Excitons; Microcavities; Photonics; Polarization; Semiconductor device measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
