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Quantum fluctuations in a system of exciton polaritons in a semiconductor microcavity

Demirchyan, S.S., Khudayberganov, T.A., Chestnov, I.Y., Alodzhants, A.P.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Демирчян С.С., Худайберганов Т.А., Честнов И.Ю., Алоджанц А.П. Квантовые флуктуации в системе экситонных поляритонов в полупроводниковом микрорезонаторе // Оптический журнал. 2017. Т. 84. № 2. С. 10–18.

Demirchyan S.S., Khudayberganov T.A., Chestnov I.Yu., Alodzhants A.P. Quantum fluctuations in a system of exciton polaritons in a semiconductor microcavity [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2017. V. 84. № 2. P. 10–18.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

S. S. Demirchyan, T. A. Khudaĭberganov, I. Yu. Chestnov, and A. P. Alodzhants, "Quantum fluctuations in a system of exciton polaritons in a semiconductor microcavity," Journal of Optical Technology. 84(2), 75-81 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.84.000075

Abstract:

This paper analyzes how quantum fluctuations affect the properties of exciton polaritons in a sample located in a planar semiconductor microcavity. The analysis takes into account the nonlinear interaction between the excitons, even in the presence of a thermal reservoir. Exact solutions are obtained for the generalized Glauber P function in the adiabatic limit. Giant exciton bunching is predicted. It is found that the presence of quantum noise destabilizes a homogeneous solution that belongs to the lower bistability branch.

Keywords:

exciton polaritons, bistability, fluctuation spectrum, P-representations

Acknowledgements:

The research was supported by the President of the Russian Federation (MK-2988.2017.2); Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) (15-59-30406, 15-52-52001, 16-32-60102, 14-02-97503); Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Minobrnauka) (16.1123.2017/PCh).

OCIS codes: 240.5420, 270.2500

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