Build up of off-diagonal long-range order in microcavity exciton-polaritons across the parametric threshold.
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We report an experimental study of the spontaneous spatial and temporal coherence of polariton condensates generated in the optical parametric oscillator configuration, below and at the parametric threshold, and as a function of condensate area. Above the threshold we obtain very long coherence times (up to 3 ns) and a spatial coherence extending over the entire condensate (40 μm). The very long coherence time and its dependence on condensate area and pump power reflect the suppression of polariton-polariton interactions by an effect equivalent to motional narrowing.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 21 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013