Exciton-polariton amplification based on exciton-exciton scattering in a CdTe quantum well

Author

Huang, R. ; Yamamoto, Yusaku ; Andre, R. ; Bleuse, Joel ; Muller, Mathias ; Ulmer-Tuffigo, H.

Author_Institution

Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

101

Abstract

Summary form only given. Final state stimulation is the origin of amplification in optical lasers and atom lasers. Matter-wave amplification based on an incoherent gain medium has yet to be demonstrated, but is very attractive, particularly for the excitonic system, because electrically injected incoherent excitons can amplify probe excitons without requiring a coherent pump laser. In previous work, we have shown final state stimulation using the exciton-exciton scattering of polaritons in a GaAs based microcavity quantum well; the gain was negligibly small due to the small exciton-exciton scattering rate. However, the rate of exciton-exciton scattering at the exciton saturation density is 9 times larger in CdTe microcavity exciton-polaritons compared to those in GaAs.

Keywords

II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; excitons; microcavity lasers; polaritons; quantum well lasers; semiconductor quantum wells; CdTe; CdTe microcavity exciton-polaritons; CdTe quantum well; GaAs; atom lasers; exciton saturation; exciton saturation density; exciton-exciton scattering; exciton-polariton amplification; excitonic system; final state stimulation; incoherent gain; injected incoherent excitons; lower polariton; matter wave amplification; nonlinear photoluminescence; optical lasers; polaritons; probe excitons; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Excitons; Gallium arsenide; Microcavities; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2001. QELS '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-663-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.2001.961911

Filename

961911