Title :
Optical bistability in electrically driven polariton condensates
Author :
Amthor, Matthias ; Metzger, Christian ; Brodbeck, Sebastian ; Worschech, Lukas ; Kamp, Martin ; Schneider, Christian ; Hofling, Sven ; Liew, Timothy C. H. ; Shelykh, Ivan A. ; Kavokin, Alexey V.
Author_Institution :
Wilhelm-Conrad-Rontgen-Res. Center for Complex Mater. Syst., Univ. Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Abstract :
We observe a bistability in an electrically driven polariton condensate, which is manifested by a memory dependent threshold characteristic. The bistability is explained by a dependence of the electron-hole tunneling lifetime on the carrier density.
Keywords :
carrier density; optical bistability; polaritons; quantum well lasers; tunnelling; carrier density; electrically driven polariton condensates; electron-hole tunneling lifetime; memory dependent threshold characteristics; optical bistability; Charge carrier density; Excitons; Luminescence; Magnetic hysteresis; Microcavities; Optical bistability; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
