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Generation of Quantized Polaritons below the Condensation Threshold.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Cristofolini, Peter 
Hatzopoulos, Z 
Savvidis, Pavlos G 
Baumberg, Jeremy J 

Abstract

Exciton polaritons in high quality semiconductor microcavities can travel long macroscopic distances (>100  μm) due to their ultralight effective mass. The polaritons are repelled from optically pumped exciton reservoirs where they are formed; however, their spatial dynamics is not as expected for pointlike particles. Instead we show polaritons emitted into waveguides travel orthogonally to the repulsive potential gradient and can only be explained if they are emitted as macroscopic delocalized quantum particles, even before they form Bose condensates.

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0912 Materials Engineering

Journal Title

Phys Rev Lett

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Journal ISSN

0031-9007
1079-7114

Volume Title

121

Publisher

American Physical Society (APS)
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/G060649/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L027151/1)
European Research Council (320503)