Title :
Imaging of coherent polariton condensates
Author :
Sanvitto, D. ; Krizhanovskii, D. ; Whittaker, D.M. ; Ustinov, A. ; Ceccarelli, S. ; Skolnick, M.S. ; Roberts, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
The spatial distribution of a coherent polariton condensate is observed and compared to a theoretical model. A polarisation rotation in the parametric scattering process is found and the effect of different polarised condensates is studied.
Keywords :
light coherence; light polarisation; light scattering; microcavities; optical parametric oscillators; polaritons; quantum optics; quantum well devices; TE polarisation; TM polarisation; coherent polariton condensate imaging; exciton repulsion; parametric scattering process; polarisation dependence; polarisation rotation; spectrally resolved image; Image resolution; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Resonance; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548739
