Polarization multistability of cavity polaritons.
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چکیده
New effects of polarization multistability and polarization hysteresis in a coherently driven polariton system in a semiconductor microcavity are predicted and theoretically analyzed. The multistability arises due to polarization-dependent polariton-polariton interactions and can be revealed in polarization resolved photoluminescence experiments. The pumping power required to observe this effect is 4 orders of magnitude lower than the characteristic pumping power in conventional bistable optical systems.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 98 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007