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Applied Physics Letters

Collapse and revival of exciton–polariton oscillation in a semiconductor microcavity

Hui W. Cao, Shudong Jiang, S. Machida, Yoshihiro Takiguchi, Y. Yamamoto

Published Sep 15, 1997• 13 citations
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Abstract

We measured temporal evolution of the coherent emission from a semiconductor microcavity by a very sensitive ac balanced homodyne detection system. We observed collapse and revival of the exciton–polariton oscillation due to a three-mode beating.
DOI
10.1063/1.119936

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