Optical bistability in semiconductor microcavities

被引：314
作者：
Baas, A
Karr, JP
Eleuch, H
Giacobino, E
机构：
[1] Univ Paris 06, Lab Kastler Brossel, Ecole Normale Super, F-75252 Paris 05, France
[2] CNRS, F-75252 Paris 05, France
[3] Inst Natl Sci Appl & Technol, Tunis 1080, Tunisia
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2004年 / 69卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevA.69.023809
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report the observation of polaritonic bistability in semiconductor microcavities in the strong-coupling regime. The origin of bistability is the polariton-polariton interaction, which gives rise to a Kerr-like nonlinearity. The experimental results are in good agreement with a simple model taking transverse effects into account.
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