Published December 15, 2009 | Version v1
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Detecting Bose-Einstein condensation of exciton-polaritons via electron transport

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and National Center for Theoretical Sciences, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan (China)
  • 2. Advanced Science Institute, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Saitama 351-0198 (Japan)
  • 3. Physics Department and Center for Theoretical Physics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1040 (United States)

Description

We examine the Bose-Einstein condensation of exciton-polaritons in a semiconductor microcavity via an electrical current. We propose that by embedding a quantum dot p-i-n junction inside the cavity, the tunneling current through the device can reveal features of condensation due to a one-to-one correspondence of the photons to the condensate polaritons. Such a device can also be used to observe the phase interference of the order parameters from two condensates.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.80.235335;
arXiv
arXiv:0908.0590v2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Journal Volume
80
Journal Issue
23
Journal Page Range
p. 235335-235335.5
ISSN
1098-0121

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42001022
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CAVITIES; CONDENSATES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRONS; EXCITONS; INTERFERENCE; ORDER PARAMETERS; PHOTONS; P-N JUNCTIONS; POLARONS; QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TUNNEL EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; CURRENTS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; QUASI PARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS

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