Measurement of Cavity-Polariton Dispersion Curve from Angle-Resolved Photoluminescence Experiments

R. Houdré; C. Weisbuch; R. P. Stanley; U. Oesterle; P. Pellandini; M. Ilegems

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.2043

Measurement of Cavity-Polariton Dispersion Curve from Angle-Resolved Photoluminescence Experiments

R. Houdré, C. Weisbuch, R. P. Stanley, U. Oesterle, P. Pellandini, and M. Ilegems

Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 2043 – Published 10 October 1994

Abstract

We study the photoluminescence of quantum well excitons imbedded in monolithic microcavities. In the strong coupling regime, a coupled-mode situation develops, the cavity polariton. We describe a model of the photoluminescence phenomenon in this regime, which by comparison with experiments enables us to determine the cavity-polariton dispersion curve. An excellent agreement with a theoretical model is found.

Received 11 March 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.2043

Authors & Affiliations

R. Houdré¹, C. Weisbuch^1,2, R. P. Stanley¹, U. Oesterle¹, P. Pellandini¹, and M. Ilegems¹

¹Institut de Micro- et Optoélectronique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
²Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Ecole Polytechnique, F 91128 Palaiseau, France