arXiv · 1602.01457
Inverted pendulum state of a polariton Rabi oscillator
Abstract
Exciton-photon beats known as polariton Rabi oscillations in semiconductor microcavities are usually excited by short pulses of light. We consider a different pumping scheme, assuming a cw pumping of the Rabi oscillator from an exciton reservoir. We account for the initial pulse of light setting the phase, exciton decay due to exciton-phonon and exciton-exciton scattering, photon leakage, and blueshift of the exciton resonance due to interactions. We find non-trivial stationary solutions reminiscent of Kapitza pendulum, where polaritons are accumulated at the upper branch while the lower branch empties.
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Nina S. Voronova, Andrei A. Elistratov, Yurii E. Lozovik. 2016-02-03. Inverted pendulum state of a polariton Rabi oscillator. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.94.045413
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