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The Rochester Conferences on Coherence and Quantum Optics and the Quantum Information and Measurement meeting

Quantum coherence in polariton fluids

Alberto Amo, Dario Ballarini, Thomas Boulier, E. Cancellieri, Romain Hivet, D. Sanvitto, Simon Pigeon, R. Houdré, Cristiano Ciuti, Iacopo Carusotto, Alberto Bramati, E. Giacobino

Published Jan 1, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

Exciton-polaritons are composite bosons (exciton-photon mixtures) in semiconductor microcavities. Relying on their strong interactions, we have demonstrated quantum optical effects in the microcavity emission, as well as quantum fluid properties in the polariton propagation.
DOI
10.1364/cqo.2013.t4a.1

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