Published August 28, 2009
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Journal article
Dynamics of the Formation and Decay of Coherence in a Polariton Condensate
- 1. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, SO171BJ, Southampton (United Kingdom)
- 2. Departamento Fisica de Materiales, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid (Spain)
- 3. CEA-CNRS, Institut NEEL-CNRS, B.P. 166, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France)
- 4. Departamento Fisica Teorica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid (Spain)
Description
We study the dynamics of the formation and decay of a condensate of microcavity polaritons. We investigate the relationship among the number of particles, the emission linewidth, and its degree of linear polarization, which serves as the order parameter. Tracking the condensate formation, we show that coherence is not determined only by occupation of the ground state, bringing new insights into the determining factors for Bose-Einstein condensation.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.096404;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0903.1954v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 103
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 096404-096404.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41083758
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CONDENSATES; EMISSION; GROUND STATES; ORDER PARAMETERS; POLARIZATION; POLARONS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ENERGY LEVELS; QUASI PARTICLES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society