Observation of quantum depletion in a non-equilibrium exciton–polariton condensate

Maciej Pieczarka; Eliezer Estrecho; Maryam Boozarjmehr; Olivier Bleu; Mark Steger; Kenneth West; Loren N. Pfeiffer; David W. Snoke; Jesper Levinsen; Meera M. Parish; Andrew G. Truscott; Elena A. Ostrovskaya

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-14243-6

Nature Communications (Jan 2020)

Observation of quantum depletion in a non-equilibrium exciton–polariton condensate

Maciej Pieczarka,
Eliezer Estrecho,
Maryam Boozarjmehr,
Olivier Bleu,
Mark Steger,
Kenneth West,
Loren N. Pfeiffer,
David W. Snoke,
Jesper Levinsen,
Meera M. Parish,
Andrew G. Truscott,
Elena A. Ostrovskaya

Affiliations

Maciej Pieczarka: ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies and Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University
Eliezer Estrecho: ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies and Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University
Maryam Boozarjmehr: ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies and Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University
Olivier Bleu: ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies and School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University
Mark Steger: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth West: Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), Princeton University
Loren N. Pfeiffer: Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), Princeton University
David W. Snoke: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh
Jesper Levinsen: ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies and School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University
Meera M. Parish: ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies and School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University
Andrew G. Truscott: Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University
Elena A. Ostrovskaya: ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies and Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics, The Australian National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14243-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Many aspects of polariton condensate behaviour can be captured by mean-field theories but interactions introduce additional quantum effects. Here the authors observe quantum depletion in a driven-dissipative condensate and find that deviations from equilibrium predictions depend on the excitonic fraction.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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