Nonlinear Terahertz Emission in Semiconductor Microcavities

I. G. Savenko, I. A. Shelykh, and M. A. Kaliteevski

Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 027401 – Published 6 July 2011

Abstract

We consider the nonlinear terahertz emission by the system of cavity polaritons in the regime of polariton lasing. To account for the quantum nature of terahertz-polariton coupling, we use the Lindblad master equation approach and demonstrate that quantum microcavities reveal a rich variety of nonlinear phenomena in the terahertz range, including bistability, short terahertz pulse generation, and terahertz switching.

Received 7 March 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.027401

Authors & Affiliations

I. G. Savenko^1,2, I. A. Shelykh^1,3, and M. A. Kaliteevski^2,4

¹Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhagi-3, IS-107, Reykjavik, Iceland
²Academic University—Nanotechnology Research and Education Centre, Khlopina 8/3, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
³International Institute of Physics, Avenida Odilon Gomes de Lima, 1772, Capim Macio, 59078-400, Natal, Brazil
⁴Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Polytekhnicheskaya 26, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Vol. 107, Iss. 2 — 8 July 2011

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