Title :
Angle-resonant stimulated polariton scattering in semiconductor microcavities
Author :
Savvidis, P.G. ; Baumberg, J.J. ; Stevenson, R.M. ; Skolnick, M.S. ; Whittaker, D.M. ; Roberts, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate a new resonant parametric coupling between photons and excitons in microcavities which can efficiently generate enormous single-pass optical gains approaching 100. Ultrafast stimulated scattering is clearly identified.
Keywords :
cavity resonators; excitons; high-speed optical techniques; optical resonators; photoluminescence; polaritons; semiconductor quantum wells; stimulated scattering; time resolved spectra; angle-resonant stimulated polariton scattering; excitons; photons; resonant parametric coupling; semiconductor microcavities; single-pass optical gains; ultrafast stimulated scattering; Dispersion; Excitons; Light scattering; Microcavities; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Physics; Probes; Resonance light scattering; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883570
